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Shloka 18

अताडयद्‌ रणे शूरो जन्नुदेशे नरोत्तम: । उस समय शूरवीर नरश्रेष्ठ सात्यकिने रणभूमिमें बीस पैने बाणोंद्वारा कर्णके गलेकी हँसलीपर प्रहार किया ।।

sañjaya uvāca | atāḍayad raṇe śūro jannudeśe narottamaḥ |

Sañjaya nói: Giữa chiến địa, vị dũng sĩ, bậc nhất trong loài người, đánh trúng vào vùng cổ. Trong cuộc giao tranh ấy, Sātyaki xuyên Karṇa tại chỗ tiếp giáp cổ và xương đòn bằng hai mươi mũi tên sắc; rồi Śikhaṇḍin bắn hai mươi lăm, Dhṛṣṭadyumna bắn bảy, các con của Draupadī bắn sáu mươi bốn, Sahadeva bắn bảy, và Nakula bắn một trăm mũi tên, khiến Karṇa lại càng bị thương trong trận chiến.

अताडयत्struck, smote
अताडयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootताड्
Formलङ्, Imperfect (past), परस्मैपद, 3, singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
Formmasculine, locative, singular
शूरःthe hero, brave man
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
जन्नु-देशेat the knee-region
जन्नु-देशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजन्नु-देश
Formmasculine, locative, singular
नर-उत्तमःthe best of men
नर-उत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरोत्तम
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शिखण्डीShikhandi
शिखण्डी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिखण्डिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पञ्चविंशत्याwith twenty-five (arrows)
पञ्चविंशत्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चविंशति
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna
धृष्टद्युम्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टद्युम्न
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सप्तभिःwith seven (arrows)
सप्तभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसप्तन्
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
S
Sātyaki
K
Karṇa
Ś
Śikhaṇḍin
D
Dhṛṣṭadyumna
D
Draupadī’s sons (Upapāṇḍavas)
S
Sahadeva
N
Nakula
B
battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

The passage underscores a recurring Mahābhārata insight: martial greatness is not absolute—outcomes in war depend on coordination, timing, and collective effort. Ethically, it reflects kṣatriya-dharma as practiced on the battlefield, where concentrated force is used to check a formidable opponent, reminding readers that power must be met with disciplined alliance and strategy.

Sañjaya reports that Karṇa is being heavily targeted. Sātyaki first strikes him at the neck/collarbone region with twenty sharp arrows, and then Śikhaṇḍin, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Draupadī’s sons, Sahadeva, and Nakula each add volleys of arrows, collectively wounding Karṇa amid the ongoing battle.