Shloka 31

Karṇa–Sūrya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dāna, and the Amoghā Śakti (कर्ण–सूर्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

परिगृहा शतघ्नीश्व सचक्रा: सहुडोपला: । चिक्षिपुर्भुजवेगेन लड़कामध्ये महास्वना:,पहियोंवाली तोपों, शृंगों और गोलोंको ले-लेकर महान्‌ कोलाहल करते हुए वानर अपनी भुजाओंके वेगसे उन्हें लंकामें फेंकने लगे

Transliteration

parigṛhya śataghnīś ca cakrāḥ sahūḍopalāḥ | cikṣipur bhujavegena laṅkāmadhye mahāsvanāḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Nắm lấy śataghnī và những vũ khí như bánh xe, cùng đá và tảng đá lớn, các chiến binh—gây nên tiếng ầm vang dữ dội—đã dùng sức tay ném tất cả vào giữa Laṅkā.”

Word by Word

परिगृह्यhaving taken up / having seized

शतघ्नीःsataghnīs (missiles/engines of war)

चand

चक्राःwheels/discs

सहtogether with

उडूपलाःstones/rocks (uplifted boulders)

चिक्षिपुःthey hurled / they threw

भुजवेगेनby the force of (their) arms

लङ्कामध्येin the midst of Laṅkā / into Laṅkā

महास्वनाःmaking a great noise

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Laṅkā

śataghnī (war-engine/projectile)

cakra (discus weapon)

stones/boulders (upala)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral weight of warfare: when a battle is undertaken, it demands unified resolve and disciplined strength, yet it also brings overwhelming noise and disruption—reminding the listener that violence, even in a cause, has palpable consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a siege-like assault: combatants seize heavy missiles and weapons (śataghnīs, cakras, stones) and, amid a great uproar, hurl them with arm-strength into the heart of Laṅkā.