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Shloka 16

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

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

ततस्तु त्वरितो भीम: क्राथथं निन्‍्ये यमक्षयम्‌

tatastu tvarito bhīmaḥ krāthathaṃ ninye yamakṣayam

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า: แล้วภีมะก็รุดหน้าอย่างฉับไว ส่งกราถถะลงสู่แดนพระยม—ให้ถึงความตายในกลางศึก เป็นเครื่องเตือนอันแข็งกร้าวว่าชะตากรรมพลิกผันรวดเร็วเพียงใดในสนามรบ

ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
FormAvyaya (particle)
त्वरितःhastened/quickened
त्वरितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वरित (कृदन्त; त्वर् + क्त)
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
क्राथथम्Krāthatha (a proper name/epithet; object taken/led)
क्राथथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्राथथ (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द)
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
निन्येled/took (to)
निन्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootनी (नयति)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
यमक्षयम्to Yama's abode (death's realm)
यमक्षयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयमक्षय
FormMasculine, accusative, singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīma
K
Krāthatha
Y
Yama
Y
Yama’s abode (Yamakṣaya)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the battlefield reality that decisive action and martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) can culminate in death without delay; it also evokes the ethical gravity of war, where victory is inseparable from mortality and accountability before Yama.

Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, acting swiftly, overpowers Krāthatha and sends him to “Yama’s abode,” a conventional epic expression meaning he kills him in combat.