Shloka 33

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

कर्णकौरवयोरेवं रणे सम्भाषमाणयो:

Transliteration

karṇa-kauravayor evaṁ raṇe sambhāṣamāṇayoḥ

Translation

قال سنجيا: وبينما كان كارنا والكورافا يتحادثون على هذا النحو في ساحة القتال، مضى مجرى الأحداث إلى الأمام وسط توترٍ أخلاقيٍّ للحرب—حيث يتنازع الرأيُ والمشورةُ والولاءُ والطموحُ حتى والسلاحُ مرفوع.

Word by Word

• कर्णकौरवयोः: of Karna and the Kaurava (Duryodhana)
• कर्णकौरवयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सम्भाषमाणयोः: of the two conversing/speaking together
• सम्भाषमाणयोः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भाष्
• Form: शानच् (आन), Present (vartamāna), Ātmanepada (middle), Masculine, Genitive, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Kaurava

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, speech and counsel reveal the ethical pressures shaping action—loyalty to allies, the pursuit of victory, and the strain placed on dharma when ambition and necessity collide.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya marks a transition: Karna and a Kaurava leader are speaking together in the midst of battle, setting up the next development in the combat narrative.