Shloka 14
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
Devanagari script
युध्यमानं पराक्रान्तं शूरमार्यव्रते रतम्
Transliteration
yudhyamānaṃ parākrāntaṃ śūram āryavrate ratam
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: „(Ich sah ihn) weiterkämpfen, mächtig an Tatkraft—ein wahrer Held, standhaft dem edlen Verhaltenskodex ergeben.“
Word by Word
युध्यमानम्fighting, engaged in battle
युध्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयुध् (धातु) → युध्यमान (वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पराक्रान्तम्valiant, having advanced boldly
पराक्रान्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपराक्रान्त (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √क्रम् with परा- उपसर्ग, क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शूरम्hero, brave man
शूरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आर्यव्रतेin the noble vow/duty (of the Aryas)
आर्यव्रते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआर्यव्रत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
रतम्devoted/engaged (in)
रतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरत (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √रम्, क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence, the verse foregrounds ārya-vrata—ethical restraint and honorable conduct—suggesting that valor is praised when aligned with dharma rather than mere aggression.
Sañjaya describes a warrior (not named in this half-verse) as actively fighting, exceptionally brave and powerful, and committed to the noble warrior’s code, framing the battle report in moral terms.