Shloka 29

दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः

Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय शैशुपालिमीहारथ: । विव्याध सायकैद्रोणं कड़कबर्हिणवाजितै:,यह देख महारथी शिशुपालकुमारने दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर कंक और मोरकी पाँखोंसे युक्त बाणोंद्वारा द्रोणाचार्यकोी घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya śaiśupālimahārathaḥ | vivyādha sāyakair droṇaṃ kaṅka-barhiṇa-vājitaiḥ ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଏହା ଦେଖି ଶିଶୁପାଳପୁତ୍ର ମହାରଥୀ ଅନ୍ୟ ଧନୁଷ ଧରି କଙ୍କ ଓ ମୟୂରପକ୍ଷ-ଯୁକ୍ତ ବାଣମାନେ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦ୍ରୋଣାଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• शैशुपालिः: the son of Śiśupāla
• शैशुपालिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैशुपालि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विव्याध: pierced, wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सायकैः: with arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कडकबर्हिणवाजितैः: with (arrows) furnished with heron-feathers and peacock-feathers
• कडकबर्हिणवाजितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कडकबर्हिणवाजित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇācārya (Droṇa)
• Śiśupāla’s son (Śaiśupāli)
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• arrows (sāyaka)
• heron feathers (kaṅka)
• peacock feathers (barhiṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the tension between personal reverence and battlefield duty: even a venerable teacher like Droṇa becomes a legitimate target under kṣatriya-dharma, and warriors must act decisively within the harsh ethics of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Śiśupāla’s son, an elite chariot-warrior, switches to another bow and wounds Droṇācārya with feathered arrows (heron- and peacock-plumed), emphasizing speed, skill, and relentless engagement in combat.