Shloka 26

कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement

Chapter 111

Devanagari script

वेग॑ चक्रे महान्तं च राक्षसेन्द्ररथं प्रति

Transliteration

vegaṃ cakre mahāntaṃ ca rākṣasendrarathaṃ prati

Translation

サञ्जयは語った。彼は大いなる勢いを蓄えて突進し、羅刹の主の戦車へまっすぐに迫った。それは、勇気と義務（ダルマ）が一瞬ごとに試される戦のただ中で、容赦なく貫かれる武の決意の姿であった。

Word by Word

• वेगम्: speed, impetus
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made, produced
• चक्रे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• महान्तम्: great, mighty
• महान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महान्त्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राक्षसेन्द्ररथम्: the chariot of the lord of the Rakṣasas
• राक्षसेन्द्ररथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसेन्द्र-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards, against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rākṣasendra (lord of the Rākṣasas)
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights decisive action and unwavering resolve in the face of formidable opposition—an aspect of kṣatriya conduct where one does not shrink from a direct encounter when duty and the battle’s demands require it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior suddenly increases speed and charges toward the chariot of a leading Rākṣasa fighter, signaling the start or intensification of a direct clash.