Shloka 111

Devanagari script

उद्यतैर्बहुभिघेरिरायुधै: शोणितो क्षितै: । तेषामनेकैरेकैकं कर्णो विव्याध सायकै:,कर्णने खूनसे रँगे हुए अपने बहुत-से भयंकर आयुधों तथा बाणोंद्वारा उनमेंसे प्रत्येकको बींध डाला

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | udyatair bahubhir ghorair āyudhaiḥ śoṇitokṣitaiḥ | teṣām anekair ekaikaṃ karṇo vivyādha sāyakaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Dengan banyak senjata mengerikan terangkat dan anak panah berlumur darah, Karṇa menembus mereka satu per satu, berulang kali, dengan panah-panahnya.

Word by Word

उद्यतैःraised, uplifted

बहुभिःby many

घोरैःterrible, dreadful

आयुधैःwith weapons

शोणितैःwith blood

क्षितैःwounded, injured

तेषाम्of them

अनेकैःwith many

एकैकम्each one (individually)

कर्णःKarna

विव्याधpierced

सायकैःwith arrows

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Karṇa

āyudha (weapons)

sāyaka (arrows)

śoṇita (blood)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh reality of dharma in war: martial excellence and duty can propel relentless action, yet the imagery of blood-stained weapons reminds the listener that victory in battle carries moral gravity and human cost.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Karṇa in the thick of combat, using many fearsome, blood-smeared weapons and repeatedly shooting arrows to pierce the opposing fighters one by one.