Shloka 29

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय संवादः — उपप्लव्यगमनाज्ञा

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Command to Proceed to Upaplavya

Devanagari script

यस्तं प्रतीपस्तरसा प्रत्युदीया- दाशंसमानो दैरथे वासुदेवम्‌ । सो<शेत कृष्णेन हतः परासु- वतिनेवोन्मथित: कर्णिकार:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

yas taṃ pratīpas tarasā pratyudīyād āśaṃsamāno dairathe vāsudevam |

so 'śeta kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsu-vatīnevonmathitaḥ karṇikāraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Sesiapa yang menyimpan permusuhan di hati lalu menerjang Vāsudeva dengan kelajuan yang dahsyat, mengharap kemenangan dalam pertarungan kereta perang—dia terbaring di situ, dibunuh oleh Kṛṣṇa, tidak bernyawa, bagaikan pohon karṇikāra yang tercabut oleh kekuatan angin lalu rebah ke bumi.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतीपः: hostile, opposing
• प्रतीपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तरसा: with force/impetuosity
• तरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रत्युदीय: having rushed/advanced against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + इ (धातु) / प्रत्युदीय (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• आशंसमानः: hoping, expecting
• आशंसमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + शंस् (धातु) / आशंसमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present

• द्वैरथे: in the chariot-duel
• द्वैरथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अशेत: lay (down)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हतः: killed, slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) / हत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past (PPP)

• परासुः: lifeless, without breath
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परासु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वातेन: by the wind
• वातेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• उन्मथितः: uprooted, torn out
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + मथ् (धातु) / उन्मथित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past (PPP)

• कर्णिकारः: a karnikāra tree (yellow-flowered tree)
• कर्णिकारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Śiśupāla
• karṇikāra tree
• wind

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that prideful aggression and hostility toward the righteous—especially toward the Lord’s protective power—leads to inevitable ruin; confidence in one’s strength does not override dharma and divine justice.

What is happening in the narrative?

A hostile warrior (identified in the Hindi gloss as Śiśupāla) charges at Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) in a chariot-duel, expecting victory, but is killed by Kṛṣṇa and falls lifeless, compared to a karṇikāra tree uprooted by a strong wind.