Shloka 47

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

अस्मिंस्तु किल सम्मर्दे ग्राह्में विविधमायुधम्‌

Transliteration

asmiṁstu kila sammarde grāhme vividham āyudham

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Dalam himpitan pertempuran itu, konon tampak kerumunan laksana sebuah desa—di mana senjata dari berbagai jenis direnggut dan diayunkan silih berganti.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्यययुक्त सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• किल: indeed/it is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

• सम्मर्दे: in the crush/melee
• सम्मर्दे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्मर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ग्राह्मे: seizable/fit to be grasped (uncertain reading)
• ग्राह्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयुधम्: weapon/arms
• आयुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• weapons (āyudha)
• battlefield melee (sammarda)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the nature of war as a dense, disorienting melee where many weapons are in play; ethically, it highlights how quickly conflict becomes chaotic and morally heavy, testing restraint and discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is reporting the scene of a tightly packed battle-press, describing the crowded tumult where diverse weapons are being taken up and used amid the clash.