Shloka 29

Devanagari script

त्रिदशैरपि चास्यद्धि: शरवर्ष समन्तत:ः । अशक्यस्तदयं जेतुं स्रवद्धिमासशोणितम्‌,चारों ओर बाणोंकी वृष्टि करके शत्रुओंके शरीरोंसे रक्त और मांस बहानेवाले देवता भी कर्णको परास्त नहीं कर सकते

Transliteration

tridaśair api cāsyaddhiḥ śaravarṣaṃ samantataḥ | aśakyas tad ayaṃ jetuṃ sravaddhimāṃsaśoṇitam ||

Translation

Sekalipun para dewa menghujaninya dengan panah dari segala penjuru, kesatria ini tak dapat ditaklukkan; dalam pertempuran ia membuat daging dan darah musuh mengalir deras.

Word by Word

त्रिदशैःby the gods (thirty)

अपिeven/also

चand

अस्यof him/of this (one)

द्धिindeed/for

शरवर्षम्a rain/shower of arrows

समन्ततःon all sides/around

अशक्यःimpossible (to be done)

तत्that

अयम्this (one)

जेतुम्to conquer/defeat

स्रवद्flowing/dripping

मांसflesh

शोणितम्blood

Speaker

श्रीवायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Vāyudeva

Tridaśa (the gods/devas)

Karna

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 the terrifying momentum of martial power in war: when a warrior’s force reaches its peak, even divine opposition is portrayed as insufficient. Ethically, it highlights how battlefield prowess can eclipse ordinary limits, intensifying the tragedy and moral weight of the conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes Karna’s overwhelming combat strength, saying that even the gods, raining arrows from all directions, would be unable to defeat him, as he causes enemies’ flesh and blood to flow.