Shloka 27

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु निर्विद्ध: शरं घोरममर्षण: । दुःशासनाय संक्रुद्ध: प्रेषयामास भारत

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumnas tu nirviddhaḥ śaraṃ ghoram amarṣaṇaḥ | duḥśāsanāya saṃkruddhaḥ preṣayāmāsa bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Dhṛṣṭadyumna bị một mũi tên ghê rợn xuyên trúng, không chịu nổi nỗi nhục của vết thương ấy, liền bừng bừng phẫn nộ và phóng vũ khí về phía Duḥśāsana, hỡi hậu duệ Bharata.

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• निर्विद्धः: pierced/wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• घोरम्: terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमर्षणः: intolerant/unforbearing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुःशासनाय: to Duhshasana
• दुःशासनाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• संक्रुद्धः: enraged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रेषयामास: sent/dispatched
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष् (प्रेषयति)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Duḥśāsana
• Śara (arrow/weapon)
• Bhārata (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how anger born from injury and humiliation can rapidly dictate action in war. It implicitly warns that even in a dharma-framed battlefield, emotional impulses (krodha, amarṣaṇa) can intensify violence and shape decisions, making self-mastery ethically significant.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Dhrishtadyumna has been struck by a fearsome arrow. Provoked and enraged, he responds immediately by launching his own missile toward Duhshasana, escalating the duel-like exchange amid the larger battle.