Shloka 606

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

मिषतो भीमसेनस्य सात्वतस्य च भारत | राजन! भरतनन्दन! उस युद्धस्थलमें कर्णने भीमसेन और सात्यकिके देखते-देखते अपने शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा अर्जुनको आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया

Transliteration

miṣato bhīmasenasya sātvatasyā ca bhārata | rājan bharatanandana yuddhasthale karṇo bhīmasena-sātyakyoḥ paśyatoḥ śīghragamibhir bāṇair arjunaṃ purato gantum avārayat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, O King, O joy of the Bharatas—right there on the battlefield, Karṇa, before the very eyes of Bhīmasena and Sātyaki, checked Arjuna’s advance with his swift-flying arrows.

Word by Word

• मिषतः: while (he) was looking; in the presence of (one) looking
• मिषतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिषत् (√मिष्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena
• भीमसेनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सात्वतस्य: of the Sattvata (Satyaki)
• सात्वतस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Karṇa
• Bhīmasena
• Sātyaki
• Arjuna
• battlefield
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the battlefield ethic that strength and skill have immediate moral and narrative consequences: a warrior’s excellence can protect allies and restrain opponents, and such deeds gain weight when performed openly before respected witnesses.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, using swift arrows, prevents Arjuna from advancing, and this occurs in full view of Bhīma and Sātyaki—emphasizing both Karṇa’s effectiveness and the public nature of the contest.