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Shloka 38

Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena

द्रौपदेयान्‌ युधामन्युं सात्यकिं च महारथम्‌ । एक: संवारयामास प्रेक्षणीय: समनन्‍्ततः

draūpadeyān yudhāmanyuṁ sātyakiṁ ca mahāratham | ekaḥ saṁvārayāmāsa prekṣaṇīyaḥ samanantataḥ, mahārāja |

قال سانجيا: أيها الملك، إن كارنا—ابن رادها، جدير بأن تتعلّق به الأبصار—قد كبح وحده تقدّم البانشالا المتحالفين مع الباندڤا، وفيهم أبناء دروبدي الخمسة، ويودهامانيو، ومحارب العربة العظيم ساتياكي. وفي تلك اللحظة أظهر وقوفه منفردًا عزيمةً ضاريةً وانضباطًا قتاليًا يدفعان الحرب إلى تصعيدٍ لا يلين، وإن كان ذلك يزيد الكلفة الأخلاقية التي تتحمّلها جميع الأطراف.

द्रौपदेयान्the sons of Draupadī
द्रौपदेयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
युधामन्युम्Yudhāmanyu
युधामन्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुधामन्यु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सात्यकिम्Sātyaki
सात्यकिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महारथम्the great chariot-warrior
महारथम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एकःalone, single-handed
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संवारयामासheld back, checked, restrained
संवारयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootसं-√वृ (वारयति)
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular
प्रेक्षणीयःworth seeing, splendid to behold
प्रेक्षणीयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रेक्षणीय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समन्ततःon all sides, all around
समन्ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Dhritarashtra
K
Karna (Radheya, son of Radha)
D
Draupadi’s five sons (Draupadeyas)
Y
Yudhamanyu
S
Satyaki (Yuyudhana)
P
Pandavas
P
Panchalas

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how individual excellence and resolve can decisively shape events in war, while also implying the ethical tension of kshatriya valor: extraordinary prowess may be admirable, yet it serves a conflict whose cumulative suffering burdens all parties.

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Karna alone blocks the forward movement of the Pandava-allied Panchala forces, specifically naming Draupadi’s five sons, Yudhamanyu, and the great warrior Satyaki, preventing them from advancing.