Shloka 42

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

हताश्चात्‌ तु रथात्‌ तूर्णमवप्लुत्य युधिषछ्िर:

Transliteration

hatāś cāt tu rathāt tūrṇam avaplutya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Darauf sprang Yudhiṣṭhira, erschüttert und verzagt, rasch von seinem Wagen herab.

Word by Word

• हताः: slain / struck down
• हताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

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

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• अवप्लुत्य: having leapt down
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√प्लु (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the most dharma-minded leader can be shaken by the violence and consequences of war; the verse highlights how inner turmoil manifests outwardly, reminding readers that ethical responsibility in conflict is emotionally and morally costly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, overcome with distress, quickly jumps down from his chariot, indicating a sudden shift in his composure during the events of the Drona Parva battle sequence.