Shloka 26

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्नस्य भीमस्य शतानीकस्य वा विभो | पज्चालानां च सर्वेषां चेदीनां चैव भारत

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumnasya bhīmasya śatānīkasya vā vibho | pāñcālānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ cedīnāṃ caiva bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O mighty one, O Bhārata—this deed was done in full view of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Bhīma, Śatānīka, and indeed all the Pāñcālas and the warriors of Cedi.”

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: of Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• भीमस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शतानीकस्य: of Shatanika
• शतानीकस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• विभो: O mighty one / O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पञ्चालानाम्: of the Panchalas
• पञ्चालानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• चेदीनाम्: of the Chedis
• चेदीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदी
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Śatānīka
• Pāñcālas
• Cedis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how deeds in war gain moral and strategic weight when performed openly before respected witnesses—publicly demonstrated prowess can strengthen one side’s confidence and unsettle the other, shaping the ethical and psychological landscape of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a significant act (described in the surrounding verses) was carried out in the sight of leading Pāṇḍava-aligned figures—Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Bhīma, Śatānīka—and the assembled Pāñcāla and Cedi warriors, emphasizing that it occurred openly and unmistakably.