Shloka 453

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

सृजन्तं सायकान्‌ क्रुद्धं कर्णमाहवशोभिनम्‌ | उन सभी वीरोंने रथ-मार्गसे आकर युद्धभूमिमें शोभा पाने तथा कुपित होकर बाणोंकी वर्षा करनेवाले नरश्रेष्ठ कर्णको चारों ओरसे घेर लिया

Transliteration

sṛjantaṃ sāyakān kruddhaṃ karṇam āhavaśobhinam |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Maju melalui jalur-jalur kereta, semua kesatria itu mengepung Karṇa dari segala arah—Karṇa, insan utama yang memperindah medan laga, murka sambil menumpahkan hujan panah.

Word by Word

• सृजन्तम्: hurling/creating (sending forth)
• सृजन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), परस्मैपद-कर्तरि, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सायकान्: arrows
• सायकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• क्रुद्धम्: angry
• क्रुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: कृध्/क्रुध् (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आहवशोभिनम्: splendid/adorning in battle
• आहवशोभिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आहव-शोभिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• sāyaka (arrows)
• āhava (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a recurring epic ethic: unchecked wrath and conspicuous dominance in battle invite collective resistance. Martial excellence is admired, yet it also concentrates opposition, testing a warrior’s steadiness, judgment, and adherence to kṣatriya-dharma under pressure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that multiple warriors converge via the chariot-paths and encircle Karṇa, who is angrily releasing torrents of arrows and standing out as a brilliant figure on the battlefield.