Shloka 52
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
Devanagari script
निपेतुरुरव्या समरे कर्णसायकताडिता:
Transliteration
nipetur uravyā samare karṇa-sāyaka-tāḍitāḥ
Translation
સમરમાં કર્ણના બાણોથી આઘાત પામેલા યોદ્ધાઓ ધરતી પર ભારે રીતે પટકાયા.
Word by Word
निपेतुःfell down
निपेतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि√पत्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
उरव्याःthe broad/large (ones)
उरव्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउरवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
समरेin the battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कर्णसायकताडिताःstruck by Karna's arrows
कर्णसायकताडिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootताडित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarnaA
arrows (sāyaka)B
battlefield (samara)E
earth/ground (urvī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark ethical reality of war: martial skill, when exercised, results in real suffering and death. It invites reflection on the burden of kṣatriya action—dharma-bound combat still carries grave human cost and karmic consequence.
Sañjaya reports that in the ongoing battle, fighters struck by Karṇa’s arrows collapse onto the earth, emphasizing Karṇa’s lethal effectiveness and the escalating devastation on the battlefield.