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Shloka 11

दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः

Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue

भीमो वा सूतपुत्रेण स्मरन्‌ वैरं पुरा कृतम्‌ अयुध्यत कथं शूर: कर्णेन सह संयुगे,अथवा शूरवीर भीमसेनने पहलेके किये हुए वैरका स्मरण करके सूतपुत्र कर्णके साथ उस रफणक्षेत्रमें किस प्रकार युद्ध किया?

sañjaya uvāca | bhīmo vā sūtaputreṇa smaran vairaṃ purā kṛtam | ayudhyata kathaṃ śūraḥ karṇena saha saṃyuge ||

قال سنجيا: «كيف قاتل بهيما البطل، وهو يستحضر العداوة التي انعقدت منذ زمن بعيد، كَرْنَةَ ابنَ سائقِ العربة في ساحة الوغى؟ وفي ذلك الميدان، بأيّ هيئةٍ واجه بهيماسينا الشجاع كَرْنَةَ وهو يحمل في قلبه ذكرى خصومتهم القديمة؟»

भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाor/indeed (alternative particle)
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
सूतपुत्रेणby/with the charioteer’s son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
स्मरन्remembering
स्मरन्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
वैरम्enmity
वैरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवैर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुराformerly/earlier
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
कृतम्done/made
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
अयुध्यतfought
अयुध्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
कथम्how
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
शूरःthe hero/brave one
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्णेनwith Karna
कर्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
K
Karṇa (Sūtaputra)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how past enmity and memory can intensify a warrior’s resolve, yet the ethical frame remains that combat is undertaken within the accepted duties of the battlefield; it invites reflection on how personal grievance operates inside (and can strain) the norms of righteous war.

Sañjaya poses (or reports) a question about the encounter between Bhīma and Karṇa: how Bhīma, remembering an old feud, fought Karṇa in the midst of the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.