Shloka 10

Bhīmasena–Drauṇi Mahāyuddha

Chariot Duel and Astra-Exchange

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें कर्णका अभिषेकविषयक दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

dhmāpayann vārijaṃ rājan hemajālavibhūṣitam |

vidhunvāno mahācāpaṃ kārtasvaravibhūṣitam ||

iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi karṇābhiṣekaviṣayako daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ |

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—ఓ రాజా! కర్ణుడు బంగారు జాలితో అలంకరించిన శంఖాన్ని ఊదుతూ, శుద్ధ స్వర్ణంతో ముస్తాబైన తన మహా ధనుస్సును ఊపి దాని టంకారంతో దిక్కులను నింపెను.

Word by Word

• ध्मापयन्: blowing/sounding
• ध्मापयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्मा (ध्मापयति)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वारिजम्: conch (lit. water-born)
• वारिजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारिज
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुं, संबोधन, एकवचन

• हेमजालविभूषितम्: adorned with a net of gold
• हेमजालविभूषितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम-जाल-विभूषित
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विधुन्वानः: shaking/brandishing
• विधुन्वानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धू (विधुनोति)
• Form: शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महत्: great, huge
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चापम्: bow
• चापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कार्तस्वरविभूषितम्: adorned with refined gold
• कार्तस्वरविभूषितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्तस्वर-विभूषित
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुं, संबोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājan)
• Karna
• conch (śaṅkha/vārija)
• bow (cāpa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how outward symbols—conch-blast and bow-resonance—serve as assertions of authority and resolve. Ethically, it points to the tension between martial pride and the heavier demands of dharma: public confidence can rally allies, yet it also hardens the path toward violence and accountability for its consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes Karna’s battlefield-style proclamation: he blows an ornate conch and brandishes a grand, gold-adorned bow, making it thunder. This functions as a signal of readiness and a dramatic announcement of Karna’s elevated status and intent as the conflict escalates.