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Shloka 19

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

सोअन्यत्‌ कार्मुकमादाय समरे वेगवत्तरम्‌ । नकुलस्य ततो बाणै: सर्वतोडवारयद्‌ दिश:,तब कर्णने समरांगणमें दूसरा अत्यन्त वेगशाली धनुष लेकर नकुलके चारों ओर सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको बाणोंसे आच्छादित कर दिया

so 'nyat kārmukam ādāya samare vegavattaram | nakulasya tato bāṇaiḥ sarvato 'vārayad diśaḥ ||

Sañjaya nói: Khi ấy Karṇa cầm lấy một cây cung khác, mạnh và nhanh hơn giữa chiến trường, rồi dùng mưa tên vây bủa Nakula tứ phía, chặn kín mọi hướng. Cảnh ấy cho thấy đà chiến tranh không ngừng dồn ép, khiến tự do xoay trở của người chiến binh bị che lấp trong khoảnh khắc.

सःhe (Karna)
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यत्another
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कार्मुकम्bow
कार्मुकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्मुक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active, Non-finite
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वेगवत्तरम्more swift / very swift
वेगवत्तरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवेगवत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, Comparative (तर)
नकुलस्यof Nakula
नकुलस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनकुल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
बाणैःwith arrows
बाणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सर्वतःon all sides
सर्वतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
अवारयत्covered/blocked/warded off
अवारयत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ + वृ
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
दिशःdirections (quarters)
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
Karṇa
N
Nakula
B
bow (kārmuka)
A
arrows (bāṇa)
B
battlefield (samara)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, in war, technical superiority and tactical pressure can constrain an opponent’s agency. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension: kṣatriya duty demands skill and resolve, yet the same skill intensifies violence and narrows the space for restraint.

Sañjaya reports that Karṇa switches to another, faster bow and unleashes a dense volley of arrows, effectively surrounding Nakula and blocking his movement in every direction on the battlefield.