Shloka 29

भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्

Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement

Devanagari script

प्रहसंस्तु नरव्याप्र: श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथि:

Transliteration

prahasaṁs tu naravyāghraḥ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Smiling, Arjuna—the tiger among men—rider of the white-horsed chariot with Kṛṣṇa as his charioteer, advanced into the battle.

Word by Word

• प्रहसन्: laughing, smiling
• प्रहसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• नरव्याघ्रः: tiger among men, best of men
• नरव्याघ्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्वेताश्वः: he whose horses are white / the white-horsed one
• श्वेताश्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेताश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृष्णसारथिः: he whose charioteer is Krishna
• कृष्णसारथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णसारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa
• white horses (Arjuna’s chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a righteous but terrible conflict, the ideal warrior maintains inner steadiness and acts with clarity; Arjuna’s calm smile signifies disciplined courage supported by wise guidance (Kṛṣṇa as sārathi).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna—distinguished by his white-horsed chariot and Kṛṣṇa as charioteer—moving forward in battle with confident composure.