Shloka 38
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
Devanagari script
त॑ दृष्टवा तस्य विक्रान्तमन्तकस्येव रूपिण:
Transliteration
taṁ dṛṣṭvā tasya vikrāntam antakasyeva rūpiṇaḥ
Translation
ಅವನ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಕಂಡು—ಅಂತಕ (ಮರಣ)ನೇ ರೂಪಧರಿಸಿದಂತೆ—ಎಲ್ಲ ಯೋಧರೂ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಭೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಸ್ಥಂಭಿತರಾದರು; ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ ವಿನಾಶ ಎದುರಿಗೆ ನಿಂತಂತಾಯಿತು।
Word by Word
तत्that (him/it)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
विक्रान्तम्valiant, striding forth, mighty
विक्रान्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootविक्रान्त
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अन्तकस्यof Antaka (Death)
अन्तकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
रूपिणःof the one having a form/appearance
रूपिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootरूपिन्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
Antaka (Death/Yama)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming martial power can resemble Death itself, reminding listeners that war magnifies the reality of mortality and the grave ethical weight of violence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s terrifying prowess: upon seeing him, others perceive his appearance and energy as if Death (Antaka) had taken form on the battlefield.