Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा महाराज व्येतु ते भीर्धनंजये । यत्र वीरौ महेष्वासौ कृष्णौ सत्यपराक्रमौ

Transliteration

evaṁ jñātvā mahārāja vyetu te bhīr dhanañjaye | yatra vīrau maheṣvāsau kṛṣṇau satyaparākramau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Knowing this, O great king, let your fear concerning Dhanañjaya be dispelled; for where the two Kṛṣṇas—those heroic, mighty archers whose valor is proven true—are present, there is no cause for despair.”

Word by Word

एवम्thus

ज्ञात्वाhaving known

महाराजO great king

व्येतुlet it go away / may it depart

तेof you / your

भीःfear

धनंजयेin/with regard to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

यत्रwhere

वीरौtwo heroes

महेष्वासौgreat bowmen

कृष्णौthe two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)

सत्यपराक्रमौof true/unyielding valor

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Mahārāja)

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) (by the dual kṛṣṇau, as a common Mahābhārata usage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Fear is to be relinquished when one recognizes the presence of steadfast virtue and proven strength—especially when righteous allies and divine guidance stand together. The verse frames courage as grounded in clear understanding (jñātvā) and trust in reliable protectors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reassures King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, urging him to abandon anxiety about Arjuna’s fate. He points to the decisive support surrounding Arjuna—invoking ‘the two Kṛṣṇas’ as emblematic of unfailing prowess—implying that where such champions are, the outcome cannot be easily overturned.