Shloka 50

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

अथैनं कौरवश्रेष्ठा: सर्व एव महारथा:

Transliteration

athainaṁ kauravaśreṣṭhāḥ sarva eva mahārathāḥ

Translation

তাৰ পাছত কৌৰৱৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ সেই সকলো মহাৰথী সমৰত একেলগে তেওঁৰ দিশে ধাৱিত হ’ল।

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त सर्वनाम)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कौरवश्रेष्ठाः: the best among the Kauravas
• कौरवश्रेष्ठाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरवश्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

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

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kauravas
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the battlefield ethic of coordinated resolve: elite warriors act together when a critical target or situation arises, reflecting the Kshatriya emphasis on solidarity, readiness, and decisive response within the harsh moral pressures of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the foremost Kaurava mahārathas collectively focus on a particular person (“him”), implying a coordinated movement or intent—such as surrounding, confronting, or responding to that figure in the ongoing combat.