Shloka 24

कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement

Chapter 111

Devanagari script

स विध्यमान: समरे पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभि:

Transliteration

sa vidhyamānaḥ samare pāṇḍavair jitakāśibhiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the midst of battle he was being struck by the Pāṇḍavas—those who had conquered Kāśī—showing that valor and past victories do not shield one from war’s immediate consequences and the relentless turning of fate upon the field.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विध्यमानः: being pierced/struck
• विध्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यध् (विध्) + शानच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (present participle)

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पाण्डवैः: by the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• जितकाशिभिः: by those who had conquered Kashi
• जितकाशिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितकाशि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kāśī (Kāśi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the harsh ethical reality of war: even renowned warriors and victors are subject to injury and reversal. Martial glory (such as having conquered Kāśī) does not negate the immediate moral and physical consequences of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a certain warrior (contextually identified in surrounding verses) is being wounded in combat by the Pāṇḍavas, described with the epithet 'conquerors of Kāśī,' emphasizing their prowess as they strike him on the battlefield.