Shloka 105

Devanagari script

ततो<वतीर्य राधेयो रथादाशु समुद्यत: । चक्र भुजाभ्यामालम्ब्य समुत्क्षेप्तुमियेष स:

Transliteration

tato 'vatīrya rādheyo rathād āśu samudyataḥ | cakraṁ bhujābhyām ālambya samutkṣeptum iyeṣa saḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Rādheya (Karṇa) quickly descended from his chariot and, exerting himself with urgency, grasped the wheel with both arms, intending to lift it up.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

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

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• समुद्यतः: striving, exerting himself; ready/raised (for effort)
• समुद्यतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-यत्
• Form: क्त (past participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चक्रम्: the wheel
• चक्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भुजाभ्याम्: with (his) two arms
• भुजाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Dual

• आलम्ब्य: having grasped/held onto
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-लम्ब्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• समुत्क्षेप्तुम्: to lift up, to raise
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-क्षिप्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• इयेष: he desired/attempted
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, Third, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karna)
• chariot (ratha)
• wheel (cakra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-yuddha, a warrior’s duty demands steadiness and effort amid reversals; this scene highlights determined action in crisis while hinting at the larger tension between personal striving and the workings of fate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna quickly gets down from his chariot and grips the wheel with both arms, trying to lift it—an urgent attempt to restore his chariot’s readiness in the middle of combat.