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Shloka 77

अशवनुवंश्वाभिमन्यो: कर्ण: स्थातुं रणेडग्रत: । सौभद्रशरनिर्भिन्नो विसंज्ञ: शोणितोक्षित:

aśvan uvaṁśvābhimanyoḥ karṇaḥ sthātuṁ raṇe 'grataḥ | saubhadra-śara-nirbhinnō visaṁjñaḥ śoṇitokṣitaḥ ||

Sañjaya sprach: Karṇa, der an der Spitze der Schlacht Abhimanyu nicht länger standhalten konnte, wurde von den Pfeilen des Sohnes der Subhadrā durchbohrt; er stürzte besinnungslos, vom Blut durchnässt. Die Szene zeigt, wie im Wirrwarr des Krieges selbst die Mächtigsten durch Tapferkeit und gerechte Gegenwehr zu Fall gebracht werden und wie Können ohne Zügel auf dem Schlachtfeld an seine Grenze gelangt.

अशक्नुवन्was not able
अशक्नुवन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootशक्
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Singular, परस्मैपदम्, कर्तरि, implicit (with -नु- in अशक्नुवन्)
अभिमन्योःof Abhimanyu
अभिमन्योः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअभिमन्यु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थातुम्to stand
स्थातुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormTumun (Infinitive)
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अग्रतःin front
अग्रतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतः
सौभद्र-शर-निर्भिन्नःpierced by the arrows of Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
सौभद्र-शर-निर्भिन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्भिन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (क्त)
विसंज्ञःunconscious
विसंज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविसंज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शोणित-उक्षितःsprinkled/bathed with blood
शोणित-उक्षितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्षित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (क्त)

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
Karna
A
Abhimanyu
S
Subhadrā
A
arrows (śara)
B
battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the moral and existential reality of war: strength and reputation do not guarantee invulnerability. Martial power meets limits when confronted by equal or superior valor, and the battlefield exposes the consequences of choosing violence as a means of resolving conflict.

Sañjaya reports that Karṇa, facing Abhimanyu at the front of the battle, cannot maintain his position. Abhimanyu (called Saubhadra) pierces him with arrows, leaving Karṇa unconscious and covered in blood.