Shloka 29

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

Devanagari script

अथान्यै: सप्तदशभिर्भल्लै: कनकभूषणै: । धृष्टद्युम्न॑ं समासाद्य वाह्वोरुरगसि चार्पयत्‌

Transliteration

athānyaiḥ saptadaśabhir bhallaiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ samāsādya bāhvor urasi cārpayat ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ— ତାପରେ ସେ ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇ, ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ-ଭୂଷିତ ଆଉ ସତରଟି ଭଲ୍ଲବାଣରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଉଭୟ ବାହୁ ଓ ବକ୍ଷସ୍ଥଳକୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କରି ସେଠାରେ ଗାଡ଼ିଦେଲା।

Word by Word

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

• अन्यैः: with other
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सप्तदशभिः: with seventeen
• सप्तदशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तदश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भल्लैः: with arrows (bhallas)
• भल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कनकभूषणैः: adorned with gold ornaments
• कनकभूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक-भूषण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• बाह्वोः: in/on (his) two arms
• बाह्वोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

• उरसि: on the chest
• उरसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अर्पयत्: he struck/placed (the arrows)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्प्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• bhalla-arrows
• gold ornaments/adornment (kanaka-bhūṣaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s stark portrayal of kṣatriya warfare: valor is expressed through direct engagement and unyielding effort, yet the narrative also implicitly exposes the tragic cost of such relentless escalation—strength and skill operating within a dharma-bound but devastating battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) advances toward Dhṛṣṭadyumna and shoots him with seventeen additional gold-adorned bhalla-arrows, striking specifically his arms and chest, intensifying the duel’s ferocity.