Shloka 193

Devanagari script

तदा तु तावकान्‌ राजन्नाविवेश महद्‌ भयम्‌ । राजन! कर्णके मारे जानेसे प्रसन्न हुए कुन्तीके पुत्र जब सिंहनाद करने लगे, उस समय आपके पुत्रोंके मनमें बड़ा भारी भय समा गया

Transliteration

tadā tu tāvakān rājann āviveśa mahad bhayam |

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: “Nhưng rồi, tâu Đại vương, một nỗi kinh hoàng lớn tràn vào lòng quân của bệ hạ. Khi các con của Kuntī, vui mừng vì Karṇa đã bị hạ sát, bắt đầu gầm vang như sư tử, thì các hoàng tử của bệ hạ bị nỗi sợ hãi ghê gớm bao phủ.”

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

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

• तावकान्: your men/your people
• तावकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आविवेश: entered/seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'rājan')
• Kauravas (tāvakāḥ)
• Pāṇḍavas (Kuntī-putrāḥ; implied by the Hindi gloss)
• Kuntī (implied by 'Kuntī-putrāḥ')
• Karṇa (implied by the Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical and psychological truth that dependence on a single powerful protector breeds insecurity; when that support falls, fear rapidly spreads. Inner steadiness and dharmic resolve, not mere external strength, sustain a community in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Karṇa is slain, the Pāṇḍavas (Kuntī’s sons) roar triumphantly like lions. Hearing this, the Kaurava side—addressed as ‘your men’ by Sañjaya to the king—becomes overwhelmed by great fear.