Shloka 20

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

सूज्जयाश्रेतरे सर्वे धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमा:

Transliteration

sūryāśritāḥ sarve dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Tous, avec Dhṛṣṭadyumna à leur tête, prirent position face au soleil, se rangeant pour la bataille avec une volonté inflexible. Le vers souligne une direction disciplinée et une résolution commune au cœur de l’épreuve morale de la guerre.

Word by Word

• सौजयाश्रेतरे: the Saujaya-ashretaras (a named group/people)
• सौजयाश्रेतरे: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौजयाश्रेतर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: having Dhrishtadyumna in front / led by Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न-पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• the Pāṇḍava forces
• the sun (Sūrya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a destructive conflict, order, leadership, and unity shape conduct; the verse highlights disciplined alignment under a commander, suggesting that ethical agency in war is expressed through restraint, coordination, and responsibility rather than chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the warriors (the Pāṇḍava side) are arrayed together with Dhṛṣṭadyumna leading, taking their position ‘toward/with reference to the sun’ as they prepare for the next phase of battle.