Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कृपकर्णो च समरे पुत्राश्न तव मारिष । शैनेयं त्वरयाभ्येत्य विनिघ्नन्‌ निशितै: शरै:,मान्यवर! समरांगणमें कृपाचार्य, कर्ण और आपके पुत्र तुरंत ही सात्यकिके पास पहुँचकर उन्हें पैने बाणोंसे घायल करने लगे

Transliteration

kṛpakarṇau ca samare putrāś ca tava māriṣa | śaineyaṃ tvarayābhyetya vini ghnan niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya berkata: “Wahai yang mulia, di tengah pertempuran, Kr̥pa dan Karṇa, bersama putera-putera tuanku, segera menerpa Śaineya (Sātyaki) dan mula menghujaninya dengan anak panah yang tajam.”

Word by Word

कृपकर्णःKripa and Karna (as a pair)

चand

समरेin battle

पुत्राःsons

तवyour

मारिषO venerable one / sir

शैनेयम्the son of Shini (Satyaki)

त्वरयाwith haste

अभ्येत्यhaving approached

विनिघ्नन्striking down / smiting

निशितैःwith sharp

शरैःarrows

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Kr̥pa (Kr̥pācārya)

Karṇa

Kaurava sons (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)

Śaineya (Sātyaki)

arrows (śara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, duty and allegiance can drive even revered elders and royal heirs to act with uncompromising force. It invites reflection on the ethical tension between kṣatriya-duty (fighting decisively) and the moral weight of concentrated violence against a single opponent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kr̥pa, Karṇa, and the Kaurava princes quickly close in on Śaineya (Sātyaki) and begin wounding him with sharp arrows—an organized attempt to overwhelm Sātyaki on the battlefield.