Shloka 6

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

द्रोणस्य रथपर्यन्तं रथिनो रथमास्थिता: । कम्पयन्तो<भ्यवर्तन्त वेगमास्थाय मध्यमम्‌,वे पांचाल रथी रथपर बैठकर मध्यम वेगका आश्रय ले पृथ्वीको कँपाते हुए टद्रोणाचार्यके रथके अत्यन्त निकट जाकर उनका सामना करने लगे

Transliteration

droṇasya rathaparyantaṃ rathino rathamāsthitāḥ | kampayanto 'bhyavartanta vegamāsthāya madhyamam ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ରଥରେ ଆରୋହଣ କରିଥିବା ସେହି ରଥୀମାନେ ଦ୍ରୋଣଙ୍କ ରଥର ସୀମା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ। ମଧ୍ୟମ ବେଗ ଧାରଣ କରି ଏପରି ଜୋରରେ ଆଗେଇଲେ ଯେ ପୃଥିବୀ କମ୍ପିତ ହେଉଥିବା ପରି ଲାଗିଲା, ଏବଂ ନିକଟରୁ ଦ୍ରୋଣାଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

द्रोणस्यof Droṇa

रथपर्यन्तम्up to the chariot; to the very end/edge of the chariot

रथिनःthe chariot-warriors

रथम्the chariot

आस्थिताःhaving mounted; having taken position (on)

कम्पयन्तःshaking; causing to tremble

अभ्यवर्तन्तthey advanced; they moved towards

वेगम्speed; impetus

आस्थायhaving resorted to; having assumed

मध्यमम्moderate; middle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

chariots

chariot-warriors (rathinaḥ)

earth (implied by 'trembling')

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 disciplined force in the performance of kṣatriya-duty: even amid violence, action is portrayed as controlled and purposeful (madhyama-vega), emphasizing resolve and tactical restraint rather than reckless fury.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes chariot-warriors closing in on Droṇa’s chariot, advancing at a moderate pace yet with such momentum that the ground seems to shake, signaling an imminent close-range engagement with Droṇācārya.