Shloka 50

Devanagari script

उस युद्धमें महारथी सात्यकिको प्रबल होते देख कर्ण आपके पुत्रकी रक्षाके लिये शीघ्र ही बीचमें कूद पड़ा ।। न तु तं मर्षयामास भीमसेनो महाबलः: । सो<भ्ययात्त्वरित: कर्ण विसृजन्‌ सायकान्‌ बहून्‌,परंतु महाबली भीमसेन उसका यह कार्य सहन न कर सके, अतः बहुत-से बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए उन्होंने तुरंत ही कर्णपर धावा किया

Transliteration

na tu taṃ marṣayāmāsa bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ | so 'bhyayāt tvaritaḥ karṇaṃ visṛjan sāyakān bahūn ||

Translation

Seeing the great chariot-warrior Sātyaki gaining the upper hand, Karṇa swiftly leapt in between to protect your son. But the mighty Bhīmasena could not endure that act; at once he charged at Karṇa, loosing a great multitude of arrows.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'na tu', 'definition': 'but not

• however'}, {'term': 'taṃ', 'definition': 'him/that (referring to the act or the person opposed)'}, {'term': 'marṣayāmāsa (√mṛṣ)', 'definition': 'endured, tolerated, bore with patience'}, {'term': 'bhīmasenaḥ', 'definition': 'Bhīma, son of Pāṇḍu

• a chief Pāṇḍava warrior'}, {'term': 'mahābalaḥ', 'definition': 'of great strength

• mighty'}, {'term': 'saḥ', 'definition': 'he'}, {'term': 'abhyayāt (abhi-√yā)', 'definition': 'advanced toward, charged at'}, {'term': 'tvaritaḥ', 'definition': 'quickly, in haste'}, {'term': 'karṇam', 'definition': 'Karṇa, foremost warrior of the Kauravas'}, {'term': 'visṛjan (√sṛj)', 'definition': 'releasing, letting fly'}, {'term': 'sāyakān', 'definition': 'arrows, missiles'}, {'term': 'bahūn', 'definition': 'many, numerous'}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhimasena (Bhima)
• Karna
• Satyaki
• arrows (sayaka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic in war: when an opponent intervenes to protect his side, the response is immediate and forceful. It also shows how intolerance of a perceived affront or tactical obstruction can drive action—raising the moral tension between controlled duty and anger-driven retaliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Seeing Karṇa leap in to shield the Kaurava prince(s) as Sātyaki gains the upper hand, Bhīma cannot tolerate that intervention. He rapidly charges Karṇa and showers him with many arrows, initiating a direct clash.