Mahabharata 7.136.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 136, Shloka 7

Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption

Devanagari script

सो5तिविद्धों महाराज पाण्डवेन यशस्विना । सृक्किणी लेलिहन्‌ वीर: क्रोधरक्तान्तलोचन:,महाराज! यशस्वी पाण्डुपुत्रके द्वारा अत्यन्त घायल होकर वीर कर्ण क्रोधसे लाल आँखें करके अपने दोनों जबड़ोंको चाटने लगा

Transliteration

so 'tividdho mahārāja pāṇḍavena yaśasvinā | sṛkkīṇī lelihan vīraḥ krodha-raktānta-locanaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Oh rey, atravesado con gravedad por el ilustre Pāṇḍava, el guerrero Karṇa—con los ángulos de los ojos enrojecidos por la ira—comenzó a lamerse los labios, fiero presagio de orgullo herido y de cólera creciente en medio de la brutal ética de la represalia en el campo de batalla.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिविद्धः: pierced severely / grievously wounded
• अतिविद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिविद्ध (वि + व्यध्, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाण्डवेन: by the Pandava
• पाण्डवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यशस्विना: by the renowned (one)
• यशस्विना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सृक्किणी: the two corners of the mouth / jaws
• सृक्किणी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृक्कि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Dual

• लेलिहन्: licking
• लेलिहन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: लेलिहत् (लिह्, शतृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरः: the hero/warrior
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधरक्तान्तलोचनः: whose eyes had red corners due to anger
• क्रोधरक्तान्तलोचनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-रक्त-अन्त-लोचन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Karṇa
• a Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how injury in war can inflame anger and wounded honor, reminding readers that unchecked wrath intensifies violence and clouds judgment—an ethical warning embedded within the depiction of kṣatriya conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa has been severely struck by a Pāṇḍava; in pain and fury, Karṇa’s eyes redden and he licks his lips, signaling a surge of rage and readiness to retaliate.