Shloka 24

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

अदृश्यं वीक्ष्य राजानं भारद्वाजस्य सायकै: । सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त हतमेव युधिषछ्िरम्‌,राजा युधिष्ठिरको द्रोणाचार्यके बाणोंसे अदृश्य हुआ देख समस्त प्राणियोंने उन्हें मारा गया ही मान लिया

Transliteration

adṛśyaṃ vīkṣya rājānaṃ bhāradvājasya sāyakaiḥ | sarvabhūtāny amanyanta hatam eva yudhiṣṭhiram ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: لما رأوا الملك يودهيشثيرا قد غدا غير منظور—غاب عن الأبصار وسط سهام ابن بهارادفاجا (درونا)—حكمت الكائنات كلّها بأنه قُتل لا محالة. وتلتقط هذه اللحظة كيف، في ضباب الحرب، تتصلّب الرؤية إلى يقين، وكيف يمكن للشائعة والخوف أن يحجبا الحقيقة، فيشتدّ الضغط الأخلاقي على القادة والجيوش معًا.

Word by Word

• अदृश्यम्: invisible (as object seen)
• अदृश्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदृश्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• राजानम्: the king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)
• भारद्वाजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सायकैः: with arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अमन्यन्त: thought / believed
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• हतम्: killed
• हतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed / certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)
• arrows (sāyaka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In battle, incomplete perception quickly becomes collective certainty; this warns that judgments formed under fear and chaos can be ethically dangerous, shaping decisions and escalating violence without verified truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira disappears from view amid Droṇa’s arrow-shower, and observers assume he has been killed, reflecting the confusion and psychological shock on the battlefield.