Shloka 76

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

विषण्णभूयिष्ठतरा धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमू:

Transliteration

viṣaṇṇabhūyiṣṭhatarā dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : La grande armée des Dhārtarāṣṭras devint plus abattue encore et plus découragée ; son moral s’enfonçait davantage sous la pression du combat.

Word by Word

• विषण्णभूयिष्ठतरा: even more exceedingly dejected
• विषण्णभूयिष्ठतरा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषण्णभूयिष्ठतर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्री: the army of the Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)
• धार्तराष्ट्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाचमूः: the great army
• महाचमूः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाचमू
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhārtarāṣṭra army (Kaurava host)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and psychological dimension of war: when a cause weakens or leaders fall, collective morale collapses. In the Mahābhārata’s dharma-framework, inner steadiness and righteous grounding are portrayed as decisive forces alongside weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava (Dhārtarāṣṭra) forces have become even more despondent, implying setbacks on the battlefield and a worsening state of confidence and cohesion in their ranks.