Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एवंगते प्राप्तकालं कर्णानीके पुन: पुन: । भवान्‌ व्यवस्यतु क्षिप्रं द्रवते हि वरूथिनी,'ऐसी अवस्थामें कर्णकी सेनाके पास हमारा जो समयोचित कर्तव्य हो, उसका आप शीघ्र निश्चय करें; क्योंकि हमारी सेना बारंबार भाग रही है

Transliteration

evaṃgate prāptakālaṃ karṇānīke punaḥ punaḥ | bhavān vyavasyatu kṣipraṃ dravate hi varūthinī ||

Translation

ଏପରି ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣଙ୍କ ଦଳ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଏବେ ଯାହା ସମୟୋଚିତ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ, ଆପଣ ଶୀଘ୍ର ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି କରନ୍ତୁ; କାରଣ ଆମ ସେନାବ୍ୟୂହ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଳାଉଛି।

Word by Word

एवंthus, in this manner

गतेwhen (it has) gone/come to (such a state)

प्राप्तकालम्the proper/critical time (that has arrived)

कर्णानीकेin Karna's army/host

पुनःagain

पुनःagain (repeatedly)

भवान्you (honorific)

व्यवस्यतुlet (him/you) decide, determine

क्षिप्रम्quickly

द्रवतेruns, flees

हिindeed, for

वरूथिनीthe army, host

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Karṇa

varūthinī (the Kaurava army/host)

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?

In a moral crisis, timely discernment and decisive leadership are essential: when a collective is collapsing, delay worsens harm, so one must quickly determine the most fitting duty-bound course.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava forces, particularly around Karṇa’s contingent, are in disarray and repeatedly fleeing; he urges an immediate decision about what should be done at this critical moment.