Shloka 95
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
ततो<श्वांक्षोदयामास मनोमारुतरंहस: । येन तत् त्रिपुरं राजन् दैत्यदानवरक्षितम्
Transliteration
tato 'śvān kṣodayāmāsa manomārutaraṁhasaḥ | yena tat tripuraṁ rājan daityadānavarakṣitam ||
Translation
राजन्! तब ब्रह्माजी ने मन और पवन के समान वेगशाली घोड़ों को उसी ओर बढ़ाया, जहाँ दैत्यों और दानवों से रक्षित वह त्रिपुर था।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formavyaya
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
क्षोदयामासurged on, drove forward
क्षोदयामास:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootक्षुद् (क्षोदयति)
Formperfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
मनोमारुतरंहसःof speed like mind and wind (very swift)
मनोमारुतरंहसः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोमारुतरंहस्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular (used adjectivally)
येनby which; in the direction of which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
त्रिपुरम्the three cities (Tripura)
त्रिपुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिपुर
Formneuter, accusative, singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
दैत्यदानवरक्षितम्protected/guarded by Daityas and Dānavas
दैत्यदानवरक्षितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदैत्यदानवरक्षित
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma, as speaker)T
Tripura (त्रिपुर)D
Daityas (दैत्य)D
Dānavas (दानव)H
horses (अश्व)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Strength and speed gain ethical meaning only when directed toward a righteous purpose—here, moving decisively against a stronghold protected by forces aligned with adharma.
The speaker describes urging extremely swift horses forward toward Tripura, the fortified Triple City guarded by Daityas and Dānavas, signaling the approach to a major confrontation.