Shloka 63

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

प्रमुखे सूतपुत्रस्य सोदर्या निहतास्त्रय: । इस प्रकार धुृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंके देखते-देखते एकमात्र अर्जुनने युद्धके मुहानेपर सूतपुत्र कर्णके तीन भाइयोंका वध कर डाला ।। ६२ $ ।। ततो भीम: समुत्पत्य स्वरथाद्‌ वैनतेयवत्‌

Transliteration

pramukhe sūtaputrasya sodaryā nihatās trayaḥ | tato bhīmaḥ samutpatya svarathād vainateyavat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Right before the eyes of Karṇa, the charioteer’s son, his three full brothers were slain. Thus, as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons looked on, Arjuna alone cut down Karṇa’s three brothers at the very forefront of the battle. Then Bhīma sprang up from his own chariot, swift and fierce like Vainateya (Garuḍa).

Word by Word

प्रमुखेin the forefront / at the head

सूतपुत्रस्यof the charioteer’s son (Karna)

सोदर्याःbrothers (born of the same mother)

निहताःslain

त्रयःthree

ततःthen / thereafter

भीमःBhima

समुत्पत्यhaving leapt up

स्वरथात्from his own chariot

वैनतेयवत्like Vainateya (Garuda)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Karṇa (Sūtaputra)

Karṇa’s three brothers

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (Kauravas)

Arjuna

Bhīma

Vainateya (Garuḍa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes