Shloka 656

Devanagari script

ततो मामपि संरब्धो निग्रहीतु प्रचक्रमे । “दुर्योधनको सदासे ही यह विश्वास बना हुआ है कि कर्ण मेरी रक्षा कर लेगा; इसीलिये वह आवेशमें आकर मुझे भी कैद करनेकी तैयारी करने लगा था

Transliteration

tato mām api saṃrabdho nigrahītuṃ pracakrame |

Translation

แล้วเขาก็เดือดดาลด้วยโทสะ ถึงกับขยับจะเข้าจับกุมข้าพเจ้าเสียด้วย เพราะทุรโยธน์มีความเชื่อมั่นแน่วแน่ว่า กรรณะจักคุ้มครองตน

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (no gender/case/number)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन (common gender by context)

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: अव्यय

• संरब्धः: enraged, agitated
• संरब्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संरब्ध (√रभ्/रम्भ् + सम्-; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निग्रहीतुम्: to seize, to restrain/capture
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√ग्रह् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमन्त (infinitive), purpose

• प्रचक्रमे: he began/undertook (to do)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√क्रम्
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद-रूपसदृशं आत्मनेपदम्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights how overconfidence in a protector and uncontrolled anger can drive a ruler toward unethical coercion—attempting to silence or detain a messenger/counselor rather than listening to truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, in a burst of rage, the opposing side began preparations to seize him as well, prompted by Duryodhana’s firm belief that Karṇa would surely safeguard him.