Shloka 5

साम्ब-हरणम्, बलदेवस्य रोषः, हस्तिनापुर-आकर्षणम्

Devanagari script

ततः क्रुद्धा महावीर्याः कर्णदुर्योधनादयः भीष्मद्रोणादयश् चैनं बबन्धुर् युधि निर्जितम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kruddhā mahāvīryāḥ karṇaduryodhanādayaḥ bhīṣmadroṇādayaś cainaṃ babandhur yudhi nirjitam

Translation

Then, enraged, those heroes of mighty prowess—Karna, Duryodhana, and the rest—together with Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and their allies, bound him fast after overcoming him in battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb)

• क्रुद्धाः: angered
• क्रुद्धाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) → क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Ppp, क्त) विशेषणरूपेण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• महावीर्याः: of great valor
• महावीर्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—महत् वीर्यम् येषां ते (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण)

• कर्णदुर्योधनादयः: Karna, Duryodhana, and others
• कर्णदुर्योधनादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्णश्च दुर्योधनश्च (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + आदयः ‘and others’

• भीष्मद्रोणादयः: Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and others
• भीष्मद्रोणादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—भीष्मश्च द्रोणश्च (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) + आदयः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनद्यतन-प्रयोगः ‘enam’

• बबन्धुः: bound
• बबन्धुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (प्रातिपदिक/नपुंसक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् ‘in battle’

• निर्जितम्: defeated
• निर्जितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + जि (धातु) → निर्जित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Ppp, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; एनम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of the Sāmba-Kuru episode: the Kurus capture Sāmba

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative, escalating conflict

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Karna, Duryodhana, Bhīṣma, Droṇa

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Duryodhana
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa

FAQs

What is the significance of capturing a defeated warrior in the Vishnu Purana’s dynastic narratives?

It highlights how royal power operates within dharma and political strategy, showing the consequences of conflict in the Kuru sphere as part of the Purāṇa’s historical-genealogical account.

How does Sage Parāśara explain conflict in the lineage narratives?

He presents it as a consequential unfolding of kingship and conduct within time (kāla), where victories and reversals shape dynastic continuity and the moral texture of history.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s frame implies that worldly events—war, defeat, and restraint—occur under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty as the regulator of cosmic order and time.