Shloka 6

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

ते तु राज्ञा समादिष्टा भीमसेनं जिघांसव: । अभ्यवर्तन्त संक्रुद्धा: पतज्रा: पावकं यथा

Transliteration

te tu rājñā samādiṣṭā bhīmasenaṃ jighāṃsavaḥ | abhyavartanta saṃkruddhāḥ pataṅgāḥ pāvakaṃ yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: But those warriors, commanded by the king and intent on killing Bhīmasena, surged forward in fury—like moths rushing into a blazing fire. The verse underscores how blind obedience and wrath can drive men toward self-destructive violence on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• समादिष्टाः: commanded/ordered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√दिश् (आदिश्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जिघांसवः: wishing to kill
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √हन् (desiderative: जिघांस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Desiderative agent noun (सन् + उ, -u stem)

• अभ्यवर्तन्त: they advanced/attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-√वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• संक्रुद्धाः: enraged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• पतङ्गाः: moths/insects
• पतङ्गाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पावकम्: fire
• पावकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• the king (rājā)
• fire (pāvaka)
• moths (pataṅga)