Shloka 153

Adhyāya 35 — Bhīmasena’s Counter-Encirclement and the Karṇa Engagement Escalation

Devanagari script

प्रबभौ पुरुषव्याप्रो मन्दरस्थ इवांशुमान्‌ | उस श्रेष्ठ रथपर चढ़ा हुआ पुरुषसिंह कर्ण अपनी बाणमयी किरणोंसे युक्त हो मन्दराचलके शिखरपर देदीप्यमान होनेवाले सूर्यके समान प्रकाशित हो रहा था

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

prababhau puruṣavyāghro mandarasthe ivāṃśumān |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Karṇa, that tiger among men, seated upon his excellent chariot, shone forth—armed with rays in the form of arrows—like the sun blazing upon the summit of Mount Mandara. The image underscores the terrible splendor of martial prowess in war, where brilliance and power can serve a cause that is ethically fraught.

Word by Word

• प्रबभौ: shone forth, blazed
• प्रबभौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√भा
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: tiger among men (hero)
• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मन्दरस्थः: standing on Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरस्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्दरस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अंशुमान्: the sun (the radiant one)
• अंशुमान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Mandara (mountain)
• Sūrya (the Sun)
• ratha (chariot)
• bāṇa (arrows)