Shloka 2

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

एष पाण्डव ते भ्राता धार्तराष्ट्रमहाबलै: । जिधघांसुभिम॑हिष्वासैर्द्रतं पार्थोडनुसार्यते

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

eṣa pāṇḍava te bhrātā dhārtarāṣṭra-mahābalaiḥ |

jighāṃsubhir mahīṣvāsair drutaṃ pārtho 'nusāryate ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Voici ton frère, le Pāṇḍava. Les puissants fils de Dhṛtarāṣṭra—grands archers, résolus à le tuer—poursuivent à vive allure ce fils de Pāṇḍu.»

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डव: O Pāṇḍava
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ते: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्र-महा-बलैः: by the very mighty sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धार्तराष्ट्र-महा-बलैः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र + महा + बल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• जिघांसुभिः: desiring to kill
• जिघांसुभिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जिघांसु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महिष्वासैः: by great bowmen
• महिष्वासैः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + इष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• द्रुतम्: swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम्
• Form: true

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुसार्यते: is being followed/pursued
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + सृ
• Form: Present, Indicative, Passive, Third, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍava (Pāṇḍu’s son; contextually Yudhiṣṭhira per the prose gloss)
• Sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Kauravas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: combatants become driven by the intent to kill, and kinship (“your brother”) stands in stark contrast to the ruthless momentum of battle—an implicit reminder of how adharma can manifest as relentless pursuit and violence even among relatives.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a Pāṇḍava—identified in the traditional Hindi gloss as Yudhiṣṭhira—is being rapidly chased by powerful Kaurava warriors, famed as great archers, who are determined to slay him.