Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भधुतं पुनश्षक्रे राधेय: शत्रुकर्शन:

Transliteration

tatrādbhutaṃ punaḥ śakre rādheyaḥ śatrukarśanaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Là, une fois encore, Rādheya (Karṇa), le broyeur d’ennemis, accomplit un exploit prodigieux — déployant au combat une prouesse si rare qu’elle ébranle jusqu’à l’assurance des plus grands guerriers.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that place/occasion
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• अद्भुतम्: a wonder; marvelous (thing)
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: indeclinable

• शक्रे: in/with regard to Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• राधेयः: Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शत्रुकर्शनः: enemy-crusher; destroyer of foes
• शत्रुकर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुकर्शन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast courage and excellence in battle, while also implying an ethical tension: extraordinary power can serve glory, but in a war of kin it also intensifies destruction—inviting reflection on duty and consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karna (Rādheya), famed as a ‘crusher of enemies,’ once again displayed an astonishing act of battlefield prowess amid the ongoing conflict.