Shloka 11
कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke
Devanagari script
तस्य तेषां च तद् युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम्
Transliteration
tasya teṣāṃ ca tad yuddham abhaval lomaharṣaṇam
Translation
Sañjaya dit : Le combat entre lui et ces guerriers devint saisissant, à faire se hérisser les cheveux.
Word by Word
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अभवत्became/was
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
लोमहर्षणम्hair-raising, thrilling
लोमहर्षणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootलोमहर्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)त
तस्य (a referred warrior)त
तेषाम् (the opposing warriors)य
युद्ध (battle)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming intensity of battle: when conflict escalates, it evokes both admiration for courage and fear of destruction, reminding readers that war’s spectacle can enthrall even as it endangers dharma and life.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes a particular clash—between a principal warrior (“him”) and the opposing fighters (“those”)—as becoming extraordinarily terrifying and thrilling in its ferocity.