Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततः कर्णो महाराज भीमसेने त्रिभि: शरै:

Transliteration

tataḥ karṇo mahārāja bhīmasene tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Karṇa, O great king, struck Bhīmasena with three arrows—an act that continues the relentless exchange of force in the battle, where valor and resolve are tested amid the moral weight of fratricidal war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्ययम्

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• भीमसेने: in/at Bhimasena (i.e., with respect to Bhima)
• भीमसेने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of steadfastness and skill under the kṣatriya code, while implicitly reminding the listener that even valorous acts occur within the tragic moral burden of a kin-slaying war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa attacks Bhīma, piercing him with three arrows as the duel and wider battle intensify.