Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अलायुधविषफक्त तु भैमसेनिं महाबलम्‌ । दृष्टवा कर्णो महाबाहु: पञज्चालान्‌ समुपाद्रवत्‌,जिस समय महाबली घटोत्कच अलायुधके साथ उलझा हुआ था, उस समय उसे उस अवस्थामें देखकर महाबाहु कर्णने पांचालोंपर धावा किया

Transliteration

Alāyudha-viṣa-phaktaṃ tu Bhīmaseniṃ mahābalam | dṛṣṭvā Karṇo mahābāhuḥ Pāñcālān samupādravat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing the mighty Bhīmasena’s son (Ghaṭotkaca) engaged in a perilous struggle with Alāyudha—wounded and affected by poison—Karna, the strong-armed warrior, seized the moment and charged upon the Pāñcālas. The verse highlights a battlefield ethic of exploiting tactical advantage, even as it underscores the grim opportunism that war can normalize.

Word by Word

• अलायुधविषक्तः: engaged with (clinging to) Alāyudha
• अलायुधविषक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलायुध-विषक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भैमसेनिम्: Bhīmasena’s son (Ghaṭotkaca)
• भैमसेनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैमसेनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाबलम्: very strong/mighty
• महाबलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चालान्: the Pāñcālas
• पाञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समुपाद्रवत्: rushed upon/attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+उप+आ+द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Ghaṭotkaca (Bhīmasena’s son; referred to as Bhīmaseni)
• Alāyudha
• Karna
• Pāñcālas