Shloka 3

Karṇa-nidhana-śravaṇa, Kṣaya-Varṇana, and Śeṣa-sainika-nirdeśa

Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall, Accounting of Losses, and Naming of Remaining Warriors

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें संजयवाक्य नामक तीसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi sañjayavākya-nāmakaḥ tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ | sa śabdaḥ pṛthivīṁ kṛtsnāṁ pūrayāmāsa sarvaśaḥ | rodanakaḥ sa śabdaḥ tatra samūce bhūmaṇḍale vyāptaḥ abhavat | bharatakulasya striyaḥ atyanta-ghora-śoka-samudre nimagnāḥ | tāsāṁ cittaṁ atyantaṁ udvignaṁ abhavat | tāḥ duḥkha-śokena kātarāḥ bhūtvā phūṭ-phūṭ-kṛtvā ruroduḥ |

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର କର୍ଣ୍ଣପର୍ବରେ “ସଞ୍ଜୟବାକ୍ୟ” ନାମକ ତୃତୀୟ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା। ସେଇ ରୋଦନଧ୍ୱନି ସର୍ବଦିଗରେ ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ପୂରିଦେଲା। ଭରତକୁଳର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନେ ଘୋର ଶୋକସମୁଦ୍ରରେ ନିମଗ୍ନ ହେଲେ; ତାଙ୍କର ଚିତ୍ତ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଉଦ୍ବିଗ୍ନ ହୋଇ, ଦୁଃଖ-ଶୋକରେ ଆବୃତ ହୋଇ ସେମାନେ ଫୁଟିଫୁଟି କାନ୍ଦିଉଠିଲେ।

Word by Word

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्स्नाम्: entire, whole
• कृत्स्नाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पूरयामास: filled
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर् (पूरयति)
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वशः: everywhere, wholly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahābhārata
• Karṇa Parva
• Bharata lineage (Bharatakula)
• women of the Bharatas (striyaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the human cost of war: beyond battlefield valor, the true aftermath is collective suffering—especially borne by families and women—highlighting an ethical warning about violence and its ripple effects across society.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a chapter-ending colophon: Sañjaya reports that a great cry of lamentation spread everywhere, and the women of the Bharata/Kuru household, overwhelmed by grief, broke down and wept.