Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

अंगदी बद्धमुकुटो हस्ताभरणवान्‌ नृप । धार्तराष्ट्री महाराज विबभौ स पथि व्रजन्‌

Transliteration

aṅgadī baddha-mukuṭo hastābharaṇa-vān nṛpa | dhārtarāṣṭrī mahārāja vibabhau sa pathi vrajan ||

Translation

Karna dit : «Ô roi, ton fils de Dhṛtarāṣṭra—portant des bracelets de bras, le diadème solidement noué, et les mains ornées de parures—rayonnait tandis qu’il avançait sur la route.»

Word by Word

• अंगदी: wearing armlets (aṅgadas)
• अंगदी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंगदिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बद्ध-मुकुटः: with a fastened crown
• बद्ध-मुकुटः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्धमुकुट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हस्त-आभरण-वान्: possessing hand-ornaments (bracelets etc.)
• हस्त-आभरण-वान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्ताभरणवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्री: the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)
• धार्तराष्ट्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महा-राज: O great king
• महा-राज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विबभौ: shone, appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पथि: on the road, on the path
• पथि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• व्रजन्: going, proceeding
• व्रजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Śatṛ (present active participle)

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Duryodhana
• Dhritarashtra
• mukuṭa (crown/diadem)
• aṅgada (armlet)
• hasta-ābharaṇa (hand ornaments)
• patha (road)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the contrast between external magnificence and the deeper ethical stakes of action: royal adornment and public radiance can project authority, yet they do not by themselves resolve questions of dharma that surround the impending war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna describes Duryodhana (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son) moving along the road in full royal adornment—crown secured, armlets and hand-ornaments worn—appearing striking and impressive as he proceeds.