Shloka 32

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

Devanagari script

तथैव सूतपुत्रेण प्रेषिता: परमाहवे । पाण्डुपुत्रमवच्छाद्य व्यतिष्ठन्ताम्बरे शरा:

Transliteration

tathaiva sūtaputreṇa preṣitāḥ paramāhave | pāṇḍuputram avacchādya vyatiṣṭhantāmbare śarāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：同样地，在那至高的战斗中，车夫之子迦尔纳射出的箭矢覆蔽了般度之子那俱罗，仿佛铺展于长空、停立其上——箭雨之密，竟将勇士遮没。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सूतपुत्रेण: by the charioteer’s son (Karna)
• सूतपुत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रेषिताः: sent, discharged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परमाहवे: in the great battle
• परमाहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमाहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पाण्डुपुत्रम्: the son of Pandu (Nakula)
• पाण्डुपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवच्छाद्य: having covered, enveloping
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-छद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• व्यतिष्ठन्त: stood, remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-स्था
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अम्बरे: in the sky
• अम्बरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शराः: arrows
• शराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karna (Sūtaputra)
• Nakula (Pāṇḍuputra)
• arrows (śarāḥ)
• sky (ambara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the overwhelming force of martial skill in war: a dense volley can metaphorically ‘cover the sky’ and conceal an opponent. Ethically, it highlights how battle often becomes a contest of sheer intensity and capability, where restraint is eclipsed by the drive to overpower.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Karṇa releasing a thick shower of arrows in the great battle. Those arrows cover the Pāṇḍava warrior (identified in context as Nakula), appearing to fill the sky as they surround and conceal him.