Shloka 45

धर्मरहस्योपदेशः

Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury

Devanagari script

विकृष्य बलवच्चापमाकर्णादतिमारुति: । तं॑ मुमोच महेष्वास: क्रुद्ध/ कर्णजिघांसया,फिर हनुमान्‌जीसे भी अधिक पराक्रम प्रकट करनेवाले महाधनुर्धर भीमसेनने धनुषको जोर-जोरसे कानतक खींचकर कर्णको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे उस बाणको क्रोधपूर्वक छोड़ दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

vikṛṣya balavac cāpam ākarṇād atimārutiḥ |

taṁ mumoca maheṣvāsaḥ kruddhaḥ karṇajighāṁsayā ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Bhīmasena, pemanah agung, menarik busurnya yang perkasa hingga ke telinga dengan daya laksana angin ribut; lalu, dalam murka—berniat membunuh Karṇa—dia melepaskan anak panah itu.

Word by Word

विकृष्यhaving drawn (back)

बलवत्strongly, with force

चापम्bow

आकर्णात्up to the ear (ear-draw), from/at the ear

अतिमारुतिःone whose speed exceeds the wind (very swift)

तम्him / that (arrow, as context may imply)

मुमोचreleased, let go

महेष्वासःthe great archer

क्रुद्धःangry

कर्णजिघांसयाwith the desire to kill Karna

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Karṇa

bow (cāpa)

arrow

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how intention (jighāṁsā—desire to kill) and emotion (krodha—wrath) shape action in war: prowess and duty can be present, yet anger intensifies violence and narrows ethical vision, reminding readers to examine the inner motive behind outwardly ‘heroic’ deeds.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Bhīma drawing his bow to a full ear-draw and releasing an arrow with great force, driven by anger and the specific aim of killing Karṇa, marking an escalation in direct, personal combat intent.