Shloka 18

Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

सोडड्देन रुषोत्सृष्टो वधायेन्द्रजितस्तरु:

Transliteration

ṣoḍḍena ruṣotsṛṣṭo vadhāyendrajitastaruḥ

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “In wrath, he hurled the tree with great force, intending it for the slaying of Indrajit.”

Word by Word

• षोडशेन: with sixteen (arrows/means)
• षोडशेन: Karana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: षोडश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• रुषा: with anger
• रुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुष्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• उत्सृष्टः: released/shot forth
• उत्सृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सृज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• वधाय: for killing, for slaying
• वधाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• इन्द्रजितः: of Indrajit
• इन्द्रजितः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रजित्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तरुः: a tree
• तरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Indrajit
• tree (taru)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (ruṣā) drives impulsive, lethal action; ethically, it points to wrath as a catalyst that eclipses restraint and discernment in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates a combat moment: someone, enraged, uproots or seizes a tree and hurls it as a weapon, aiming to kill Indrajit.