Shloka 22

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

तस्यापि च महाबाहो नित्यं पश्यामि संयुगे | नान्यं हि प्रतियोद्धारं रौक्मिणेयादृते प्रभो,“महाबाहो! प्रभो! मैं प्रतिदिन युद्धस्थलमें रुक्मिणी-नन्दन प्रद्युम्मके सिवा दूसरे किसी वीरको ऐसा नहीं देखता जो द्रोणाचार्यके सामने खड़ा होकर उनसे युद्ध कर सके

Transliteration

tasyāpi ca mahābāho nityaṃ paśyāmi saṃyuge | nānyaṃ hi pratiyoddhāraṃ raukmiṇeyād ṛte prabho ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O mighty-armed one, in the thick of battle I repeatedly observe this: apart from Rukmiṇī’s son, Pradyumna, I see no other warrior who can truly stand before Droṇācārya as a counter-combatant. Such is Droṇa’s overwhelming force that only exceptional valor can meet him face to face.”

Word by Word

तस्यof him/that

अपिalso/even

चand

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

नित्यम्always/daily

पश्यामिI see

संयुगेin battle

नnot

अन्यम्another (one)

हिindeed/for

प्रतियोद्धारम्a counter-fighter/opponent

रौक्मिणेयात्than Raukmiṇeya (Pradyumna)

ऋतेexcept/without

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇācārya (Droṇa)

Rukmiṇī

Pradyumna (Raukmiṇeya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes