Shloka 14

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

ततो<पराभ्यां भल्लाभ्यां पुत्रयोस्‍्ते महाहवे

Transliteration

tato 'parābhyāṁ bhallābhyāṁ putrayos te mahāhave

Translation

ତାପରେ ସେଇ ମହାଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ସେ ଦୁଇଟି ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ଭଲ୍ଲ-ବାଣରେ ତୁମ ଦୁଇ ପୁଅକୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କଲା—ଯୁଦ୍ଧଧର୍ମର ନିଷ୍ଠୁର ନୀତି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପିତୃସ୍ନେହ ଓ ରାଜଧର୍ମର ଶୋକାନ୍ତ ଭାଙ୍ଗାଚୁରା ଆହୁରି ତୀବ୍ର ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• अपराभ्याम्: with the other/two latter (ones)
• अपराभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपरा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Dual

• भल्लाभ्याम्: with two barbed arrows
• भल्लाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• पुत्रयोः: of the two sons
• पुत्रयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• ते: he
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाहवे: in the great battle
• महाहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• two sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (putrayos te)
• bhalla-arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the harsh moral landscape of kṣatriya warfare: personal bonds (a father's sons) are overridden by the impersonal momentum of battle, where skill and duty can produce irreversible loss, highlighting the tension between attachment and royal/warrior obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, in the midst of a major combat, a warrior (implied by context) uses two bhalla-arrows to strike Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s two sons, marking a decisive and violent turn in the encounter.