Shloka 46

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

तानहं प्रमथिष्यामि तृणानीव हुताशन: । तस्मात्‌ सर्वानुपासंगान्‌ सर्वोपकरणानि च

Transliteration

tān ahaṃ pramathiṣyāmi tṛṇānīva hutāśanaḥ | tasmāt sarvānupāsaṅgān sarvopakaraṇāni ca

Translation

ମୁଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜ୍ୱଳନ୍ତ ଅଗ୍ନି ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଶୁଷ୍କ ତୃଣ ପରି ଚୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିଦେବି। ତେଣୁ, ସମସ୍ତ ଆସକ୍ତି ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ଉପକରଣ (କାର୍ଯ୍ୟସାଧନ) ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରି ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ରଖ।

Word by Word

• तान्: those (men)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• प्रमथिष्यामि: I will crush / destroy
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मथ्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तृणानि: straws / blades of grass
• तृणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• हुताशनः: fire (lit. eater of offerings)
• हुताशनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुताशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उपासंगान्: attachments / close associations
• उपासंगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपासंग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वोपकरणानि: all implements / all equipment
• सर्वोपकरणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वोपकरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• hutāśana (fire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses the simile of fire consuming grass to convey overwhelming force and unwavering resolve in battle; ethically, it reflects the harsh kṣatriya-world of the Kurukṣetra war where determination and preparedness are praised even as violence is normalized.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a speaker’s fierce intention to annihilate opponents effortlessly, and the consequent call to ready all necessary means—signaling imminent action and escalation within the Drona Parva battle sequence.