Mahabharata 7.154.35 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 154, Shloka 35

घटोत्कच-कर्णयुद्धम्

Ghaṭotkaca–Karna Combat and the Release of Śakti

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच एवं सम्भाषमाणानां बहु तत्‌ तज्जनाधिप | पाण्डवानामनीकानि समदृश्यन्त संयुगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | evaṃ sambhāṣamāṇānāṃ bahu tat-taj-janādhipa | pāṇḍavānām anīkāni samadṛśyanta saṃyuge ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: O König, während Karṇa und Duryodhana so ausführlich über vieles miteinander redeten, wurden zur selben Zeit die Schlachtreihen der Pāṇḍavas auf dem Kriegsfeld sichtbar.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• सम्भाषमाणानाम्: of (those) conversing
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भाष्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• बहु: much/many
• बहु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जनाधिप: O king (lord of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अनीकानि: armies/forces
• अनीकानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• समदृश्यन्त: were seen/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-दृश्
• Form: Imperfect, Atmanepada (passive-like sense), Third, Plural

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by janādhipa)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Karṇa (from context)
• Duryodhana (from context)
• battlefield (saṃyuga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the shift from deliberation to action: in war, counsel and debate must ultimately yield to the realities of duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and the unfolding of events. It also highlights Sañjaya’s role as a truthful witness, anchoring ethical reflection in accurate reportage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that as Karṇa and Duryodhana are engaged in extended discussion, the Pāṇḍava battle-formations become visible on the battlefield—signaling imminent engagement and a new phase in the conflict.