Shloka 39

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच इत्युक्तवति गाज़ेये अभिवाद्योपमन्त्रय च । राधेयो रथमारुह् प्रायात्‌ तव सुतं प्रति,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्‌! गंगानन्दन भीष्मके ऐसा कहनेपर राधानन्दन कर्ण उन्हें प्रणाम करके उनकी आज्ञा ले रथपर आरूढ़ हो आपके पुत्र दुर्योधनके पास चला गया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca ity uktavati gāṅgeye abhivādyopamantrya ca | rādheyo ratham āruhya prāyāt tava sutaṃ prati ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ରାଜନ୍! ଗଙ୍ଗାନନ୍ଦନ ଭୀଷ୍ମ ଏପରି କହିବା ପରେ, ରାଧାନନ୍ଦନ କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି, ତାଙ୍କର ପରାମର୍ଶ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି, ରଥରେ ଆରୋହଣ କରି ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

इतिthus

उक्तवतिwhen (she/he) had spoken; upon (someone) having said

गाङ्गेयेin/when Bhishma (son of Ganga)

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

उपमन्त्र्यhaving taken counsel/received instruction

चand

राधेयःRadheya (Karna)

रथम्chariot

आरुह्यhaving mounted

प्रायात्went forth; departed

तवyour

सुतम्son

प्रतिtowards; to

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Bhishma (Ganga-nandana / Gangeya)

Karna (Radheya)

Dhritarashtra (implied by 'tava')

Duryodhana (implied by 'tava suta')

chariot

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?

Even in a war setting, dharmic discipline is shown through respectful salutation to elders, receiving counsel, and acting within the accepted chain of command; personal valor is framed by propriety and guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhishma finishes speaking, Karna bows to him, takes his counsel/permission, mounts his chariot, and goes to meet Dhritarashtra’s son—Duryodhana.