Shloka 33

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

तामापतन्तीं सहसा दृष्टवा द्रोणो विशाम्पते

Transliteration

tām āpatantīṁ sahasā dṛṣṭvā droṇo viśāmpate

Translation

Sañjaya said: O lord of the people, when Droṇa suddenly saw her rushing down upon him, he became alert to the immediate peril unfolding in the battle’s chaos.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her/that (woman)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तीम्: falling/charging down (upon)
• आपतन्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: आपत् (आ + पत्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, Present active (शतृ)

• सहसा: suddenly, swiftly
• सहसा: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Gerund
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा)

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशाम्: of the people/subjects
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by viśāmpate)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the battlefield ethic of vigilance and swift discernment: in war, sudden threats arise, and a leader must perceive danger instantly and respond with steadiness rather than confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa suddenly sees a feminine-referred figure/force rushing toward him, signaling an imminent confrontation or attack within the ongoing battle episode.