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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.7

तं ते जिघृक्षव: क्रुद्धास्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भाषिण: । आसाद्य धन्विनो बाणै: कर्णाग्रण्य: समाकिरन् ॥ ७ ॥
taṁ te jighṛkṣavaḥ kruddhās
[tam te jighrikshavah kruddhaas]
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhāṣiṇaḥ
[tishtha tishtheti bhaashinah]
āsādya dhanvino bāṇaiḥ
[aasaadya dhanvino baanaih]
karṇāgraṇyaḥ samākiran
[karnaagranyah samaakiran]
Word-for-word
tam — him te — they jighṛkṣavaḥ — determined to capture kruddhāḥ — angry tiṣṭha tiṣṭha iti — “Stand there! Stand there!” bhāṣiṇaḥ — saying āsādya — confronting dhanvinaḥ — the bowmen bāṇaiḥ — with their arrows karṇa - agraṇyaḥ — those headed by Karna samākiran — showered him .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ te jighṛkṣavaḥ kruddhās
tam
him
te
they
jighṛkṣavaḥ
determined to capture
kruddhāḥ
angry
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhāṣiṇaḥ
tiṣṭha tiṣṭha iti
“Stand there! Stand there!”
bhāṣiṇaḥ
saying
āsādya dhanvino bāṇaiḥ
āsādya
confronting
dhanvinaḥ
the bowmen
bāṇaiḥ
with their arrows
karṇāgraṇyaḥ samākiran
karṇa - agraṇyaḥ
those headed by Karna
samākiran
showered him .
Important Words
  • jighṛkṣavaḥ — determined to capture
    Desiderative of grah, 'wanting to seize.' The Kuru aim is not victory in battle but seizure of a boy — the predatory frame is built into the word.
  • kruddhāḥ — angry
    The Kurus are repeatedly described as angry in this chapter (kupitāḥ, kruddhāḥ, prakopitāḥ). Anger fuelled by pride is the unifying note.
  • tiṣṭha tiṣṭha iti — “Stand! Stand!”
    The classic kṣatriya battle-shout. But Sāmba already stands (verse 6) — the cry is the warriors' own bluster more than an instruction.
  • samākiran — they showered (him with arrows)
    Six bowmen against one. The asymmetry is the Kurus' shame, not their glory — verse 22 will name this adharma explicitly.
Determined to capture him, the angry bowmen led by Karṇa shouted at Sāmba, ‘Stand and fight! Stand and fight!’ They came straight for him and showered him with arrows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Determined to capture him, the angry bowmen led by Karṇa shouted at Sāmba, 'Stand and fight! Stand and fight!' They came straight for him and showered him with arrows.
Commentary

Samba was covered completely (samakiran) with arrows.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

They covered him completely with arrows (samākiran).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Skilled at the bow (dhavinaḥ), they approached him (āsādhya). They covered him completely with arrows (samākiran).

Related values & verses
Related values
Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Tapas (Austerity / Discipline)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Vinaya (Humility / Modesty)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)
Related verses
BG 18.43 BG 2.50
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
The Kurus shouted 'Stand and fight!' and rained arrows on a single opponent. Mob pressure tries to overwhelm by numbers what cannot be defeated by arguments. Numbers do not make truth.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I swayed by majority pressure rather than truth?
  • Have I ever joined a 'six against one' that I should have stepped back from?
Analogy

A pack of hounds barking 'stand and fight!' at a deer they have already cornered — the cry of those who outnumber, not the cry of dharma.

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