Shloka 57

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

समुपैष्यति पञ्चालानिति मन्ये परंतप । आचक्षे च प्रियं पार्थ तवेदं भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

saṃupaiṣyati pañcālān iti manye paraṃtapa | ācakṣe ca priyaṃ pārtha tavedaṃ bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O scorcher of foes, I think Karṇa will surely advance against the Pāñcālas. O Pārtha, bull among the Bharatas, I am telling you this as welcome news: Dharmaputra, the illustrious king Yudhiṣṭhira, is safe—for he is returning toward the front of the army, with the mighty-armed Bhīmasena.”

Word by Word

• समुपैष्यति: will approach/advance upon
• समुपैष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+उप+एष् (गम्-अर्थे)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 3, singular, parasmaipada

• पञ्चालान्: the Panchalas
• पञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• इति: thus/that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: लट् (present), 1, singular, ātmanepada

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• आचक्षे: I tell/declare
• आचक्षे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+चक्ष् (चक्षते)
• Form: लट् (present), 1, singular, ātmanepada

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

• प्रियं: pleasant/dear (news/thing)
• प्रियं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• पार्थ: O Partha (son of Pritha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• तव: of you/for you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• इदं: this
• इदं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Pāñcālas
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)
• Bhīmasena

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent uncertainty, truthful reporting and reassurance serve dharma: Sañjaya balances strategic assessment (Karṇa’s likely move) with ethically significant news (Yudhiṣṭhira’s safety), sustaining morale and right action without exaggeration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya predicts that Karṇa will move to attack the Pāñcālas and then conveys comforting information to Arjuna: Yudhiṣṭhira is unharmed and is returning toward the army’s front together with Bhīma.