Shloka 79

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

तद्‌ विह॒त्यास्य राधेयस्तत एनं समभ्ययात्‌

Transliteration

tad vihatyāsya rādheyas tata enaṃ samabhyayāt

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。彼を打ち倒すや、ラーデーヤはさらにまっすぐ再び迫った—一息も置かず攻め立て、戦場の義務という容赦なき掟のうちに追撃した。

Word by Word

• तत्: that (him/it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• विहत्य: having struck/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (√हन्)
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), parasmaipada (usage), having struck/defeated

• अस्य: of him/this (his)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अयम्)
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• राधेयः: Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: adverb

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (एनद्-प्रयोग)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• समभ्ययात्: approached/advanced towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (√या) with सम् + अभि
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), third, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the uncompromising momentum of kṣatriya warfare: once an opponent is struck, the warrior continues to press the engagement. Ethically, it reflects the battlefield frame where resolve and duty-driven action dominate, as reported by Sañjaya without moralizing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Karṇa (Rādheya), after striking his opponent, immediately moves toward him again—indicating continued pursuit or a follow-up assault in the ongoing battle.