Shloka 11

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

यथाविधमनीकं तु धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डव । नास्य शक्रो5पि मुच्येत सम्प्राप्तो बाणगोचरम्‌

Transliteration

yathāvidham anīkaṃ tu dhārtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍava | nāsya śakro 'pi mucyeta samprāpto bāṇagocaram ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ປານດະວະ, ຂະບວນທັບຮົບຂອງຝ່າຍທາຣະຕະຣາສະຕຣະ ປາກົດວ່າຈັດວາງໄດ້ຖືກຕ້ອງສົມບູນ. ອໍານາດຂອງລູກສອນນັ້ນຮ້າຍແຮງຈົນວ່າ ແມ່ນແຕ່ ສັກຣະ (ອິນທຣະ) ຖ້າເຂົ້າມາໃນລະດັບທີ່ຖືກຍິງ ກໍບໍ່ອາດລອດຊີວິດໄດ້».

Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अविधम्: irregular, not according to rule
• अविधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविध (अ + विध)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनीकम्: army, troop, battle-array
• अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son (Duryodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पाण्डव: O Pāṇḍava
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्य: of him, his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• शक्रः: Indra
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• मुच्येत: would be released/escape
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/Reflexive (contextual)

• सम्प्राप्तः: having reached, having come into
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (सम्प्राप्त)
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाणगोचरम्: range/field of arrows
• बाणगोचरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण-गोचर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍava (addressed warrior, likely Arjuna)
• Dhārtarāṣṭra/Kaurava army (Duryodhana’s side)
• Śakra (Indra)
• bāṇa (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the grave consequences of disciplined martial organization: when an army is arranged ‘according to rule’ and its missile-range is effectively controlled, even the mightiest can be endangered. Ethically, it highlights the seriousness of kṣatriya warfare—skill and formation amplify responsibility and the scale of harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes to the listener the formidable, well-ordered Kaurava battle-array. He emphasizes its lethal arrow-range by hyperbole: even Indra would not survive if he entered that field of arrows, conveying the intensity and danger of the impending engagement.