Shloka 24

भीष्मपातने कर्णविलापः | Karṇa’s Lament upon Seeing Bhīṣma Fallen

Devanagari script

जितो येन रणे रामो भवता वीर्यशालिना । क्षत्रियान्तकरो घोरो देवदानवदर्पहा,“आप अपने पराक्रमसे शोभा पानेवाले वीर थे। आपने देवताओं तथा दानवोंका दर्प दलन करनेवाले क्षत्रियहन्ता घोर परशुरामजीको भी युद्धमें जीत लिया है

Transliteration

jito yena raṇe rāmo bhavatā vīryaśālinā | kṣatriyāntakaro ghoro devadānavadarpahā ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: «أنتَ، المتلألئُ بالبأس، أنتَ الذي هُزِمَ على يديك راما (باراشوراما) في القتال—راما، المُفني الرهيب للكشاتريا، وقاصمُ كبرياءِ الآلهة والشياطين.»

Word by Word

जितःconquered/defeated (one)

येनby whom

रणेin battle

रामःRama (Paraśurāma)

भवताby you

वीर्यशालिनाby the valor-possessing (mighty)

क्षत्रियान्तकरःdestroyer of kṣatriyas

घोरःterrible, fierce

देवदानवदर्पहाdestroyer of the pride of gods and demons

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Rāma (Paraśurāma/Bhārgava Rāma)

Kṣatriyas

Devas

Dānavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how reputation and proven prowess shape moral and strategic weight in war: defeating even a divinely formidable figure like Paraśurāma establishes Bhīṣma’s exceptional standing, reminding listeners that power must be assessed through deeds and that pride—whether of gods, demons, or kings—can be humbled.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya praises and reminds the addressed warrior (contextually, Bhīṣma) that he once defeated Paraśurāma in battle. By invoking Paraśurāma’s fearsome epithet as a kṣatriya-slayer and pride-crusher, Sañjaya intensifies the sense of the current conflict’s magnitude and the caliber of its champions.