Shloka 47

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

अस्मिंस्तु किल सम्मर्दे ग्राह्में विविधमायुधम्‌

Transliteration

asmiṁstu kila sammarde grāhme vividham āyudham

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: In eben jenem Gedränge der Schlacht, so heißt es, war ein Menschenandrang wie ein ganzes Dorf, in dem Waffen vielerlei Art ergriffen und geschwungen wurden—ein Bild der chaotischen Dichte des Krieges, in der das Unterscheidungsvermögen bedrängt wird und das moralische Gewicht der Gewalt scharf hervortritt.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्यययुक्त सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• किल: indeed/it is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

• सम्मर्दे: in the crush/melee
• सम्मर्दे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्मर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ग्राह्मे: seizable/fit to be grasped (uncertain reading)
• ग्राह्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयुधम्: weapon/arms
• आयुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• weapons (āyudha)
• battlefield melee (sammarda)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the nature of war as a dense, disorienting melee where many weapons are in play; ethically, it highlights how quickly conflict becomes chaotic and morally heavy, testing restraint and discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is reporting the scene of a tightly packed battle-press, describing the crowded tumult where diverse weapons are being taken up and used amid the clash.