Shloka 3

कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62

Devanagari script

अविषटद्दां ततो दृष्टवा राधेयं युधि योधिन: । भीमसेनमुपागच्छन्‌ कर्णबाणप्रपीडिता:,कर्णके बाणोंसे अत्यन्त पीड़ित हुए पाण्डव-योद्धा युद्धस्थलमें राधापुत्र कर्णको असहा देखकर भीमसेनके पास चले आये

Transliteration

avīṣaṭaddāṃ tato dṛṣṭvā rādheyaṃ yudhi yodhinaḥ | bhīmasenam upāgacchan karṇabāṇaprapīḍitāḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Then, seeing Radheya (Karna) in the thick of battle, the warriors—hard-pressed by Karna’s arrows and unable to endure him—went up to Bhimasena. The scene underscores how overwhelming prowess on the battlefield can drive even seasoned fighters to seek the strongest support among their own, turning the tide through collective reliance rather than isolated valor.

Word by Word

• अविषह्यं: unendurable, unbearable
• अविषह्यं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविषह्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• राधेयं: Radheya (Karna), son of Radha
• राधेयं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• योधिनः: the warriors
• योधिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपागच्छन्: they approached
• उपागच्छन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कर्णबाणप्रपीडिताः: tormented by Karna's arrows
• कर्णबाणप्रपीडिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्णबाणप्रपीडित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Radheya (Karna)
• Bhimasena (Bhima)
• Pandava warriors
• Karna's arrows
• battlefield