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Shloka 596

Devanagari script

वध्यमानापि यत्‌ कर्ण नाजहू रणमूर्धनि । वहाँ हमलोगोंने पांचाल वीरोंका यह अद्भुत पराक्रम देखा कि वे मारे जानेपर भी युद्धके मुहानेपर कर्णको छोड़कर पीछे न हटे

Transliteration

vadhyamānāpi yat karṇa nājahū raṇamūrdhani |

Translation

Sañjaya sagte: „O Karṇa, selbst als man sie niedermähte, verließen sie die Kampffront nicht.“ So wurden wir Zeugen der erstaunlichen Tapferkeit der Helden von Pāñcāla: auch im Sterben wichen sie nicht vom Rachen des Krieges zurück und ließen Karṇa nicht im Stich.

Word by Word

वध्यमानाbeing slain / while being killed

अपिeven, although

यत्that (relative/indeclinable use: 'since/that')

कर्णO Karna

नnot

अजहत्they did not abandon/leave

रणमूर्धनिon the forefront/head of battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Karṇa

Pāñcāla heroes (Pāñcālāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in one’s chosen duty (kṣatriya-dharma): true valor is not merely victory, but unwavering commitment at the battle-front even under mortal threat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāñcāla fighters, though being killed, did not withdraw from the front line and did not leave Karṇa—showing extraordinary courage and refusal to retreat.