Shloka 24

Devanagari script

हयानन्ये समारुह्मु गजानन्ये च भारत

Transliteration

hayān anye samāruhmu gajān anye ca bhārata

Translation

Karna said: “O Bhārata, some mounted horses, and others mounted elephants.”

Word by Word

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समारुह्मुः: mounted/ascended
• समारुह्मुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रुह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• गजान्: elephants
• गजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Bhārata
• horses
• elephants

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is primarily narrative rather than doctrinal: it highlights disciplined readiness and organized mobilization in war—different warriors taking their assigned mounts—implying the importance of order, role-based duty, and preparedness in a collective endeavor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna reports the battlefield movement: troops are mounting up—some on horses and others on elephants—signaling the commencement or intensification of martial action and the coordinated deployment of forces.