Shloka 203

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

पार्षतं त्रासयामास महेन्द्रो नमुचिं यथा । शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले कृपाचार्यने बारंबार शंखध्वनि की और जैसे इन्द्रने नमुचिको डराया था, उसी प्रकार उन्होंने धृष्टद्युम्मको भयभीत कर दिया

Transliteration

pārṣataṃ trāsayāmāsa mahendro namuciṃ yathā |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Kṛpācārya, a subduer of enemies, repeatedly sounded his conch and struck fear into Dhṛṣṭadyumna (the son of Pṛṣata), just as Mahendra (Indra) once terrified Namuci. The verse frames martial intimidation as a deliberate tactic—power displayed through sound and presence to unsettle an opponent’s resolve in the midst of righteous yet devastating war.

Word by Word

• पार्षतम्: Dhrishtadyumna (son of Prishata)
• पार्षतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत (धृष्टद्युम्न)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रासयामास: frightened/terrified
• त्रासयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस् (णिच्) + आस्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (लिट्, आम्-प्रत्यय), Third, Singular

• महेन्द्रः: Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नमुचिम्: Namuchi
• नमुचिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमुचि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata)
• Kṛpācārya
• Indra (Mahendra)
• Namuci