Shloka 64

Devanagari script

अद्य दास्यामि संग्रामं सूतपुत्राय तं निशि । यं जना: सम्प्रवक्ष्यन्ति यावद्‌ भूमिर्धरिष्यति,आज मैं इस रातमें सूतपुत्र कर्णके साथ ऐसा संग्राम करूँगा, जिसकी चर्चा जबतक यह पृथ्वी रहेगी, तबतक लोग करते रहेंगे

Transliteration

adya dāsyāmi saṅgrāmaṃ sūtaputrāya taṃ niśi | yaṃ janāḥ sampravakṣyanti yāvad bhūmir dhariṣyati ||

Translation

“Tonight I will engage Karṇa, the charioteer’s son, in such a battle that people will speak of it for as long as the earth endures.”

Word by Word

अद्यtoday

दास्यामिI shall give / deliver

संग्रामम्battle

सूतपुत्रायto the charioteer’s son (Karna)

तम्that

निशिat night

यम्which/whom

जनाःpeople

सम्प्रवक्ष्यन्तिwill proclaim / will speak of

यावत्as long as

भूमिःthe earth

धरिष्यतिwill endure / will remain

Speaker

घटोत्कच उवाच

Characters & Entities

Ghaṭotkaca

Karṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior ideal of steadfast resolve and the pursuit of lasting renown (kīrti) through decisive action, while also hinting at the tragic ethic of war where glory is sought amid inevitable destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ghaṭotkaca announces his intention to fight Karṇa that very night, framing the coming encounter as extraordinary and memorable—an emphatic vow that intensifies the dramatic build-up to their confrontation.