Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तव पुत्रास्तत: कर्ण सबला भरतर्षभ । परिवत्रुर्महात्मानं क्षिप्रमाहवशोभिनम्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ) तदनन्तर सेनासहित आपके पुत्र युद्धमें शोभा पानेवाले महामनस्वी कर्णको शीघ्र ही सब ओरसे घेरकर खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

tava putrās tataḥ karṇa sabalā bharatarṣabha | parivavruḥ mahātmānaṃ kṣipram āhavaśobhinam ||

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ನಂತರ ನಿನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರರು ತಮ್ಮ ಸೇನೆಯೊಡನೆ, ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಕರ್ಣನನ್ನು ಶೀಘ್ರವಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದರು.

Word by Word

तवyour

पुत्राःsons

ततःthen/thereupon

कर्णO Karna

सबलाwith forces/strong (i.e., accompanied by troops)

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

परिवव्रुःthey surrounded/encircled

महात्मानम्the great-souled (one)

क्षिप्रम्quickly

आहवशोभिनम्shining in battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhritarashtra

Karna

Kaurava princes (tava putrāḥ)

Kaurava army (sabalāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dynamics of power in war: a side consolidates around its strongest champion, showing how loyalty and collective action can amplify individual prowess—yet it also hints at the ethical weight of supporting a cause whose righteousness is contested.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a turn in the battle, Dhritarashtra’s sons, backed by their troops, rapidly form a protective encirclement around Karna, positioning him as the focal point of their battlefield effort and shielding him while pressing the fight.