Shloka 22
काकोपमोपदेशः
The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa
Devanagari script
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा शक्ति चिक्षेप भारत
Transliteration
tato duryodhano rājā śaktiṃ cikṣepa bhārata
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—ततो दुर्योधनो राजा, भारत, शक्तिं चिक्षेप; राजबलं तत्र संयमसमाधानयोः स्थाने प्राणान्तिकहिंसया व्यक्तमभवत्।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे)
दुर्योधनःDuryodhana
दुर्योधनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शक्तिम्a spear, javelin
शक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चिक्षेपthrew, hurled
चिक्षेप:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षिप् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaD
DuryodhanaD
Dhritarashtra (implied by address 'Bhārata')Ś
śakti (weapon)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the pressure of war, kings may choose escalation through force. It invites reflection on dharma in conflict: power and duty can be exercised, yet each violent choice carries ethical weight and consequences.
Sanjaya reports that Duryodhana, the Kaurava king, throws a śakti (a spear-like missile weapon). The line marks a decisive, aggressive action within the ongoing battle sequence.