Karna Parva Adhyaya 70 Shloka 10 - Mahabharata | Tagalog | Vedapath

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Shloka 10

Devanagari script

स युक्तमास्थाय रथं हि काले भर्नुर्विधुन्चन्‌ शरपूर्णमुष्टि: । सृजत्यसौ शरवर्षाणि वीरो महाहवे मेघ इवाम्बुधारा:

Transliteration

sa yuktam āsthāya rathaṃ hi kāle bhānur vidhunvan śara-pūrṇa-muṣṭiḥ | sṛjaty asau śara-varṣāṇi vīro mahāhave megha ivāmbu-dhārāḥ ||

Translation

Sa takdang sandali, sumasakay siya sa karwaheng mahusay ang pagkakayugo; inaalog ang kanyang busog, ang kamao’y punô ng mga palaso, at ang bayaning iyon ay nagpapakawala ng ulang-palaso sa malaking labanan—gaya ng ulap na nagbubuhos ng mga agos ng ulan.

Word by Word

सःhe

युक्तम्yoked, harnessed

आस्थायhaving mounted/ascended

रथम्chariot

हिindeed

कालेat the proper time

भानुःthe radiant one (here: the hero, like the sun)

विधुन्वन्shaking, brandishing

शरपूर्णमुष्टिःwhose fist is full of arrows (i.e., holding a fistful of arrows)

सृजतिhe releases, lets fly

असौthat one, he

शरवर्षाणिshowers of arrows

वीरःthe hero

महाहवेin the great battle

मेघःa cloud

इवlike, as

अम्बुधाराःstreams of water (rain-showers)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

ratha (chariot)

śara (arrows)

megha (cloud)

ambu-dhārā (rain-streams)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights controlled valor: true martial excellence acts 'in time' (kāle), with preparedness and restraint, turning strength into purposeful action rather than impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A warrior mounts a properly harnessed chariot at the decisive moment and, brandishing his bow with a fistful of arrows, unleashes a dense barrage—compared to a cloud pouring rain in a great battle.