Shloka 463

Devanagari script

चिक्षेपाधिरथे: क्रुद्धों भैमसेनिर्जिघांसया । उस चक्रके किनारे-किनारे छुरे लगे हुए थे। मणि एवं रत्नोंसे विभूषित हुआ वह चक्र प्रातःकालीन सूर्यके समान प्रतीत होता था। क्रोधमें भरे हुए भीमसेनकुमार घटोत्कचने अधिरथपुत्र कर्णको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे उस चक्रको चला दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | cikṣepādhiratheḥ kruddho bhaimasenir jighāṃsayā |

Translation

Sanjaya said: Enraged and intent on killing, Ghaṭotkaca—the son of Bhīmasena—hurled a wheel-like weapon at Karṇa, the son of Adhiratha. Its rim was set with sharp blades; adorned with gems and precious stones, it shone like the morning sun. Driven by wrath in the midst of battle, Ghaṭotkaca cast it with the purpose of taking Karṇa’s life.

Word by Word

चिक्षेपthrew / hurled

अधिरथेःof/against Adhiratha (i.e., Karṇa’s father-line; here: towards Karṇa)

क्रुद्धःangry

भैमसेनिःBhīmasena’s son (Ghaṭotkaca)

जिघांसयाwith the desire to kill

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Ghaṭotkaca

Bhīmasena

Karṇa

Adhiratha

cakra (wheel/discus weapon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) and the intent to kill can dominate the mind in war, pushing warriors toward extreme violence and reducing space for restraint and ethical reflection—showing dharma’s fragility amid vengeance.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, Ghaṭotkaca, Bhīma’s son, enraged and determined to slay Karṇa, hurls a bladed, gem-adorned wheel-like weapon at him; Sanjaya reports the action and the weapon’s terrifying brilliance.