Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तान्‌ प्रत्यविध्यद्‌ राधेय: पञ्चभि: पडठ्चभि: शरै: | सात्यकेस्तु धनुश्कछित्त्वा ध्वजं च भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

tān pratyavidhyad rādheyaḥ pañcabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ | sātyakestu dhanuś chittvā dhvajaṃ ca bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Rādheya (Karna) liền bắn trả, mỗi lượt năm mũi tên. Rồi, hỡi bậc tráng sĩ của dòng Bharata, chàng chém đứt cung của Sātyaki và cả lá cờ của chàng ấy.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रत्यविध्यत्: pierced, struck through
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• राधेयः: Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• षड्भिः: with six
• षड्भिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: षष्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सात्यकेः: of Sātyaki
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Absolutive (Tumun/ktvānta), Active

• ध्वजम्: banner, standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa (Rādheya)
• Sātyaki
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• banner/standard (dhvaja)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world of the epic where immediate duty in battle is expressed through disciplined skill and counteraction; ethical reflection is implicit in the tragic momentum of war, where victory is pursued through decisive, targeted acts (disarming by cutting the bow and banner).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Karṇa retaliates against his opponents with repeated sets of five arrows, and specifically disables Sātyaki by cutting his bow and striking down his banner, signaling a tactical advantage and intensifying the duel.