Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तददभुतं शैल इवाप्रकम्पो वर्ष महाशैलसमानसार: । विध्वंसयामास रणे नरेन्द्र वैकर्तन: शत्रुगणावमर्दी,नरेन्द्र! महान्‌ पर्वतके समान शक्तिशाली एवं अविचल रहनेवाले शत्रुदलसंहारक सूर्यपुत्र कर्णने रणभूमिमें उस अद्भुत बाणवर्षाको नष्ट कर दिया

Transliteration

tad adbhutaṃ śaila ivāprakampo varṣaṃ mahāśailasamānasāraḥ | vidhvaṃsayāmāsa raṇe narendra vaikartanaḥ śatrugaṇāvamardī ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, kemudian Karṇa yang disebut Vaikartana—teguh laksana gunung, sekuat puncak raksasa, penghancur barisan musuh—di medan perang menghancurkan hujan panah yang menakjubkan itu.

Word by Word

तत्that

अद्भुतम्marvellous, wondrous

शैलःmountain

इवlike, as

अप्रकम्पःunshaking, unmoved

वर्षम्shower (of arrows)

महाशैलसमानसारःhaving strength equal to a great mountain

विध्वंसयामासdestroyed, shattered

रणेin battle

नरेन्द्रO king

वैकर्तनःVaikartana (Karna)

शत्रुगणावमर्दीcrusher of hosts of enemies

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Narendra (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, addressed as king)

Karṇa (Vaikartana)

arrow-shower (bāṇavarṣa)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores steadfastness and overwhelming martial capability: in the dharmic crisis of war, resilience (aprakampa) and concentrated force (sāra) can neutralize even an extraordinary assault, illustrating how power and resolve shape outcomes on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that Karṇa, likened to an immovable mountain, destroys a wondrous, intense shower of arrows unleashed in the battle, thereby crushing the enemy’s offensive.