Shloka 153

Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)

Devanagari script

त्वदीयै: सह संग्राम आसीत्‌ परमदारुण: । माननीय नरेश! फिर आपके सैनिकोंके साथ पाज्चाल, चेदि और सृजयवीरोंका अत्यन्त भयंकर संग्राम होने लगा

Transliteration

tvadīyaiḥ saha saṅgrāma āsīt paramadāruṇaḥ | mānanīya nareśa! punaḥ tava sainikaiḥ saha pāñcāla-cedi-sṛjayavīrāṇām atyanta-bhayaṅkaraḥ saṅgrāmo 'bhavat |

Translation

サञ्जयは語った。「敬うべき王よ、きわめて凄惨な戦が起こった。ふたたび陛下の軍勢は、パーンチャーラ、チェーディ、そしてスṛñジャヤの勇士たちとの、恐るべき激突へと引き込まれていった。」

Word by Word

• त्वदीयैः: with your (men/forces)
• त्वदीयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• संग्रामः: battle
• संग्रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was / took place
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• परमदारुणः: extremely dreadful
• परमदारुणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-दारुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by nareśa)
• Kaurava soldiers (tvadīyaiḥ, sainikaiḥ)
• Pāñcālas
• Cedis
• Sṛñjayas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the escalating brutality of war: once hostilities are set in motion, clashes recur with increasing ferocity, reminding the listener (the king) of the grave ethical weight and consequences borne by rulers and armies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a renewed and extremely fierce battle has erupted between the king’s forces and the allied warriors of the Pāñcālas, Cedis, and Sṛñjayas.