Shloka 47

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

अथापरान्‌ महाराज सूतपुत्र: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

athāparān mahārāja sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಮಹಾರಾಜ! ಆಗ ಪ್ರತಾಪವಂತನಾದ ಸೂತಪುತ್ರ (ಕರ್ಣ) ಇತರರತ್ತಲೂ ತಿರುಗಿ ಸಮರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮದಿಂದ ಧಾವಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अपरान्: others (remaining ones)
• अपरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रः: the charioteer's son (Karna)
• सूतपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/valorous
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the relentless forward drive of warfare and the warrior’s exertion of prowess; ethically, it highlights how martial identity and duty (as understood in the epic) propel action even amid escalating violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, described as the powerful sūta’s son, now turns toward the remaining opponents—signaling a shift to further engagements in the ongoing battle.