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Shloka 60

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

कण्णाग्निना रणे तद्वद्‌ दग्धा भारत सृञ्जया: । भरतनन्दन! जैसे जलती आगमें पड़ जानेपर सभी मनुष्य दग्ध हो जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार सूंजय-सैनिक रणभूमिमें कर्णरूपी अग्निसे जलकर भस्म हो गये ।।

karṇāgninā raṇe tadvad dagdhā bhārata sṛñjayāḥ | bharatanandana! yathā jvalitāgnau patitāḥ sarve manuṣyā dagdhā bhavanti, tathā sṛñjaya-sainikā raṇabhūmau karṇa-rūpeṇāgninā dagdhā bhasmībhūtāḥ || karṇena ca cedikaikeyapāñcāleṣu ca bhārata

संजय बोले—हे भारत, हे भरतनन्दन! जैसे धधकती आग में पड़ जाने पर सब मनुष्य जलकर भस्म हो जाते हैं, वैसे ही रणभूमि में कर्णरूपी अग्नि से सृञ्जय-सैनिक दग्ध होकर राख हो गए। और हे भारत, कर्ण ने चेदि, कैकेय तथा पांचालों को भी उसी प्रकार परास्त कर गिरा दिया।

कर्णाग्निनाby the fire (like) Karna / by Karna-as-fire
कर्णाग्निना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण + अग्नि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तद्वत्likewise, in the same way
तद्वत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्वत्
दग्धाःburnt
दग्धाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदग्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सृञ्जयाःthe Sṛñjayas (warriors of Sṛñjaya line)
सृञ्जयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसृञ्जय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कर्णेनby Karna
कर्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चेदिकैकेयपाञ्चालेषुamong the Cedis, Kaikeyas, and Pāñcālas
चेदिकैकेयपाञ्चालेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचेदि + कैकेय + पाञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata/Bharatanandana)
K
Karṇa
S
Sṛñjayas
C
Cedis
K
Kaikeyas
P
Pāñcālas
R
Raṇabhūmi (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the catastrophic power unleashed in war: when a warrior’s prowess becomes ‘fire-like,’ entire communities are consumed. Ethically, it highlights how martial excellence, when directed toward mass slaughter, turns the battlefield into a space of irreversible loss—inviting reflection on the cost of kṣatriya violence and the fragility of human life.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa is devastating the Pāṇḍava-aligned forces. Using a fire simile, he says the Sṛñjaya soldiers are burned to ashes by Karṇa’s onslaught, and adds that Karṇa is also striking down the Cedis, Kaikeyas, and Pāñcālas.