Shloka 42
अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः
Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces
Devanagari script
उलूकस्तु रणे क्रुद्ध:/ सहदेवेन वारित:
Transliteration
ulūkas tu raṇe kruddhaḥ sahadevena vāritaḥ
Translation
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ക്രോധം ജ്വലിച്ച ഉലൂകനെ സഹദേവൻ തടഞ്ഞുനിർത്തി.
Word by Word
उलूकःUlūka (a warrior named Uluka)
उलूकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउलूक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
क्रुद्धःangry/enraged
क्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहदेवेनby Sahadeva
सहदेवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वारितःwas restrained/checked
वारितः:
TypeVerb
Rootवारित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaU
UlūkaS
SahadevaB
battlefield (raṇa)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
Even amid war, uncontrolled anger meets resistance; the verse highlights the ethical counterforce of restraint—an enraged warrior’s impulse is checked by a capable opponent, reminding that passion does not guarantee success.
Sañjaya reports that Ulūka, furious in the battle, is stopped by Sahadeva—indicating a direct confrontation where Sahadeva blocks Ulūka’s movement or attack.