Shloka 74

अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira

Chapter 45

Devanagari script

इति ब्रुवाणं मद्रेशं कर्ण: प्राह्ातिमन्युना । पश्य संशप्तकै: क्रुद्धैः सर्वतः समभिद्रुत:

Transliteration

iti bruvāṇaṁ madreśaṁ karṇaḥ prāhātimanyunā | paśya saṁśaptakaiḥ kruddhaiḥ sarvataḥ samabhidrutaḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「マドラの主がそう語ると、カルナは高慢な怒りを帯びて答えた。『見よ—憤激したサンシャプタカどもが、四方からお前へ殺到している！』」

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• ब्रुवाणम्: speaking (him)
• ब्रुवाणम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मद्रेशम्: the king of Madra (Śalya)
• मद्रेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अतिमन्युना: with great wrath
• अतिमन्युना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पश्य: see!
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संशप्तकैः: by the Saṁśaptakas
• संशप्तकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशप्तक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• क्रुद्धैः: angered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• समभिद्रुतः: rushed upon/assailed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + द्रु
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karna
• Madreśa (Śalya, king of Madra)
• Saṁśaptakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how excessive pride (atimanyu) can override prudent counsel in moments of crisis; ethical clarity in war requires restraint and receptivity, not ego-driven reaction.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Śalya (the king of Madra) speaks, Karṇa answers sharply and points out that the enraged Saṁśaptakas are charging from all sides, emphasizing immediate battlefield pressure.