Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यमुपाश्रित्य संग्रामे कृत: शस्त्रसमुद्यम: । स कर्णो निर्जित: संख्ये हतश्नैव जयद्रथ:,“जिसका भरोसा करके मैंने युद्धके लिये शस्त्र-संग्रहकी चेष्टा की, वह कर्ण भी युद्धस्थलमें परास्त हो गया और जयद्रथ भी मारा ही गया

Transliteration

yam upāśritya saṅgrāme kṛtaḥ śastra-samudyamaḥ | sa karṇo nirjitaḥ saṅkhye hataś caiva jayadrathaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Relying on him, I had mustered my resolve and made ready the weapons for battle. Yet that very Karṇa was defeated on the field, and Jayadratha too was indeed slain.”

Word by Word

यम्whom

उपाश्रित्यhaving relied on / taking refuge in

संग्रामेin battle

कृतःdone / made

शस्त्र-समुद्यमःthe exertion/effort regarding weapons (weapon-raising/weapon-preparation)

सःthat / he

कर्णःKarna

निर्जितःdefeated

संख्येin combat / in battle

हतःslain

चand

एवindeed / certainly

जयद्रथःJayadratha

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Karna

Jayadratha

battlefield (saṅgrāma/saṅkhya)

weapons (śastra)

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?

Worldly reliance on even the mightiest warriors is unstable in the face of destiny and dharma-driven outcomes; pride in strength and strategic dependence can collapse when the moral and karmic tide turns.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kauravas’ key supports have fallen: Karṇa—once relied upon as a decisive champion—has been defeated in battle, and Jayadratha has been killed, signaling a severe reversal for Duryodhana’s side.