Shloka 46

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

सर्वे: सहैभिवद्दुष्टात्मा वध्यतां च प्रयत्नत:

Transliteration

sarveḥ sahaibhir vaddhuṣṭātmā vadhyatāṃ ca prayatnataḥ

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন—দৃঢ় প্রচেষ্টায় সেই দুষ্টাত্মাকে তার সকল সহায়সহ বধ করো।

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of you/they)
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सह: together/along with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• एभिः: with these
• एभिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वत्: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वत्

• दुष्टात्मा: the wicked-souled (one)
• दुष्टात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्टात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वध्यताम्: let (him) be slain / should be killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Passive

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort / earnestly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• a wicked-souled person (unnamed in this pāda)
• his supporters/allies (implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames decisive action against a ‘duṣṭātmā’ (wicked-minded aggressor) as a matter of determined resolve in a war context, implying that when adharma becomes entrenched and supported by allies, mere hesitation enables harm; firm effort is required to restrain it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reports a call for the enemy—described as wicked-minded—to be killed along with his supporters, emphasizing coordinated and resolute action amid the fighting.