Shloka 18

भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय

Devanagari script

निष्पपात ततस्तूर्ण पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते । सहितो भ्रातृभिस्तैस्तु देवैरिव शतक्रतु:

Transliteration

niṣpapāta tatastūrṇaṁ putras tava viśāmpate | sahito bhrātṛbhis tais tu devair iva śatakratuḥ, prajānātha |

Translation

Alors, ô seigneur des peuples, ton fils Duryodhana se rua promptement hors du camp avec ses frères—tel Śatakratu (Indra) sortant de sa demeure, escorté des dieux.

Word by Word

• निष्पपात: leapt out / rushed out
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष्+पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then; from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तव: of you; your
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: genitive, singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• सहितः: accompanied; together with
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from सह्/सह)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• तैः: with those (brothers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• तु: indeed; but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• इव: as if; like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra)
• शतक्रतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Duryodhana
• Duryodhana's brothers (Kauravas)
• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Devas
• Śibira (camp)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse illustrates how power and confidence can appear godlike in outward display, yet dharmic discernment is needed: martial energy and royal splendor, when driven by pride and adharma, can become a prelude to downfall.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna describes Duryodhana immediately coming out of the camp with his brothers, and compares the scene to Indra stepping out with the gods—emphasizing the Kaurava leader’s bold, commanding presence at that moment.