Shloka 246

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

तिष्ठ तिछेति संक्रुद्धो हार्दिक्यं प्रत्यभाषत । तत्पश्चात्‌ द्रपदके बलवान पुत्रने दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर कृतवर्मासे क्रोधपूर्वक कहा --'अरे! खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह”

Transliteration

tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti saṅkruddho hārdikyaṁ pratyabhāṣata | tatpaścāt drapadake balavān putrane dvitīyaṁ dhanuṣ hastam ānīya kṛtavarmāse krodhapūrvakaṁ uvāca—'are! khaḍā raha, khaḍā raha' |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enraged, he shouted at Hārdikya (Kṛtavarmā), “Stand! Stand!” Then the powerful son of Drupada seized another bow in his hand and, in wrath, challenged Kṛtavarmā to hold his ground.

Word by Word

• तिष्ठ: stand (still)! / stay!
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठति)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• तिष्ठ: stand (still)! / stay!
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठति)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged / highly angered
• संक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध (सम् + क्रुध्)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• हार्दिक्यम्: Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)
• हार्दिक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य (कृतवर्मन्-पर्याय/पितृनाम-आधारित विशेषण; ‘हार्दिक्य’)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रत्यभाषत: addressed / spoke to
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (प्रति + आ + भाष्)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Hārdikya (Kṛtavarmā)
• Drupada (implied via drupadaka)
• a Drupada-prince (drupadaka-putra)
• bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension between kṣatriya duty (meeting a foe openly and challenging him to stand and fight) and the moral danger of krodha (anger), which can cloud judgment and push conduct beyond disciplined warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of the Karṇa Parva battle, a Drupada-prince, angered, calls out to Hārdikya (Kṛtavarmā) to stand his ground. He takes up another bow and confronts him directly, signaling an immediate duel-like engagement.