Shloka 11

कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke

Devanagari script

तस्य तेषां च तद्‌ युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम्‌

Transliteration

tasya teṣāṃ ca tad yuddham abhaval lomaharṣaṇam

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവന്റെയും അവരുടെയും ആ യുദ്ധം ലോമഹർഷകരമായി മാറി.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising, thrilling
• लोमहर्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• तस्य (a referred warrior)
• तेषाम् (the opposing warriors)
• युद्ध (battle)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the overwhelming intensity of battle: when conflict escalates, it evokes both admiration for courage and fear of destruction, reminding readers that war’s spectacle can enthrall even as it endangers dharma and life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes a particular clash—between a principal warrior (“him”) and the opposing fighters (“those”)—as becoming extraordinarily terrifying and thrilling in its ferocity.