Shloka 35

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७

Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts

Devanagari script

उपास्यमानान्‌ बहुशो न्यस्तशस्त्रैविशाम्पते । ज्ञातिभि: सहितांस्तत्र रोदमानैमुहुर्मुहु:,'प्रजापालक अर्जुन! उन दूसरे योद्धाओंपर दृष्टिपात करो जिनके प्राण अभीतक शेष हैं और जो चारों ओर कराह रहे हैं। उनके बहुसंख्यक कुटुम्बीजन हथियार डालकर उनके निकट आ बैठे हैं और बारंबार रो रहे हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

upāsyamānān bahuśo nyastaśastrair viśāmpate |

ñātibhiḥ sahitāṁs tatra rodamānair muhur muhuḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: O lord of men, look upon those other warriors whose lives still remain—groaning on every side. Around them, their many kinsmen, having laid down their weapons, sit close by and weep again and again.

Word by Word

उपास्यमानान्being attended/served

बहुशःagain and again; repeatedly

न्यस्तlaid down; cast aside

शस्त्रैःwith weapons

विशाम्of the people/subjects

पतेO lord

ज्ञातिभिःby/with kinsmen

सहितान्accompanied; together with

तत्रthere

रोदमानैःby those who are weeping

मुहुःagain; repeatedly

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

King (Dhritarashtra, addressed as viśāmpate)

warriors

kinsmen/relatives

weapons (śastra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes