Shloka 29

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

Devanagari script

अथान्यै: सप्तदशभिर्भल्लै: कनकभूषणै: । धृष्टद्युम्न॑ं समासाद्य वाह्वोरुरगसि चार्पयत्‌

Transliteration

athānyaiḥ saptadaśabhir bhallaiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ samāsādya bāhvor urasi cārpayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Rồi hắn áp sát Dhṛṣṭadyumna và bắn thêm mười bảy mũi tên bhalla, được trang sức bằng vàng, ghim vào cả hai cánh tay và ngực của chàng.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यैः: with other
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सप्तदशभिः: with seventeen
• सप्तदशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तदश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भल्लैः: with arrows (bhallas)
• भल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कनकभूषणैः: adorned with gold ornaments
• कनकभूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक-भूषण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• बाह्वोः: in/on (his) two arms
• बाह्वोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

• उरसि: on the chest
• उरसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अर्पयत्: he struck/placed (the arrows)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्प्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• bhalla-arrows
• gold ornaments/adornment (kanaka-bhūṣaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s stark portrayal of kṣatriya warfare: valor is expressed through direct engagement and unyielding effort, yet the narrative also implicitly exposes the tragic cost of such relentless escalation—strength and skill operating within a dharma-bound but devastating battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) advances toward Dhṛṣṭadyumna and shoots him with seventeen additional gold-adorned bhalla-arrows, striking specifically his arms and chest, intensifying the duel’s ferocity.