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Shloka 75

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

ते वध्यमाना: समरे सूतपुत्रेण सृज्जया: । तमेवाभिमुखं यान्ति पतड़ा इव पावकम्‌,समरांगणमें सूंजयोंपर कर्णके बाणोंकी मार पड़ रही थी, तो भी पतंगे जैसे अग्निपर टूट पड़ते हैं, उसी प्रकार वे कर्णके ही सम्मुख बढ़ते जा रहे थे

te vadhyamānāḥ samare sūtaputreṇa sṛñjayāḥ | tamevābhimukhaṃ yānti pataṅgā iva pāvakam ||

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ແມ່ນແຕ່ຖືກສັງຫານໃນສະໜາມຮົບໂດຍບຸດແຫ່ງສາລະຖີ (ກັນນະ) ພວກສຣິນຈະຍະກໍຍັງມຸ່ງໜ້າໄປຫາລາວໂດຍກົງ—ດັ່ງແມງມອດພຸ້ນເຂົ້າຫາໄຟທີ່ລຸກໂຊນ».

तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वध्यमानाःbeing slain/struck down
वध्यमानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Present passive participle (शानच्), passive sense
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सूतपुत्रेणby the charioteer’s son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सृञ्जयाःthe Sṛñjayas
सृञ्जयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसृञ्जय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभिमुखम्face-to-face; towards the front
अभिमुखम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिमुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, adverbial accusative: 'facing (towards)'
यान्तिgo/advance
यान्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
पतङ्गाःmoths
पतङ्गाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपतङ्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पावकम्fire
पावकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपावक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
Karna (Sūtaputra)
S
Sṛñjayas
F
fire (pāvaka)
M
moths (pataṅga)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights unwavering resolve in the face of certain death: in war, collective duty and momentum can compel fighters to press forward even when the ethical cost is tragic and the outcome appears foreknown.

During the battle, Karna’s arrows are killing the Sṛñjaya warriors, yet they continue to surge directly toward Karna, compared to moths rushing into fire.