Shloka 15

द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः

Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute

Devanagari script

तमभिद्रुत्य राधेयो मुहूर्तादू भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

tam abhidrutya rādheyo muhūrtād ū bharatarṣabha

Translation

Sañjaya said: Rādheya (Karna), rushing straight at him, O bull among the Bharatas, within a short while closed in upon him.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिद्रुत्य: having run towards / rushing at
• अभिद्रुत्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√द्रु (द्रवति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (from base verb usage)

• राधेयः: Radheya (Karna)
• राधेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुहूर्तात्: from/after a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• ऊ: indeed / then (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊ

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• भरतर्षभ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karṇa)
• Bharatarṣabha (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the swift, decisive momentum of a warrior in battle; ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and the destructive urgency of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa (Rādheya) quickly rushes toward a particular opponent, closing the distance within a short time.