Shloka 38

Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena

Devanagari script

द्रौपदेयान्‌ युधामन्युं सात्यकिं च महारथम्‌ । एक: संवारयामास प्रेक्षणीय: समनन्‍्ततः

Transliteration

draūpadeyān yudhāmanyuṁ sātyakiṁ ca mahāratham | ekaḥ saṁvārayāmāsa prekṣaṇīyaḥ samanantataḥ, mahārāja |

Translation

ମହାରାଜ, ସମସ୍ତଦିଗରୁ ଦର୍ଶନୀୟ ରାଧାପୁତ୍ର କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏକାକୀ ଦ୍ରୌପଦେୟମାନଙ୍କୁ, ଯୁଧାମନ୍ୟୁକୁ ଓ ମହାରଥୀ ସାତ୍ୟକିକୁ ଆଗକୁ ବଢ଼ିବାରୁ ରୋକିଦେଲା।

Word by Word

• द्रौपदेयान्: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदेयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• युधामन्युम्: Yudhāmanyu
• युधामन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महारथम्: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकः: alone, single-handed
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संवारयामास: held back, checked, restrained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सं-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular

• प्रेक्षणीयः: worth seeing, splendid to behold
• प्रेक्षणीयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेक्षणीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Karna (Radheya, son of Radha)
• Draupadi’s five sons (Draupadeyas)
• Yudhamanyu
• Satyaki (Yuyudhana)
• Pandavas
• Panchalas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how individual excellence and resolve can decisively shape events in war, while also implying the ethical tension of kshatriya valor: extraordinary prowess may be admirable, yet it serves a conflict whose cumulative suffering burdens all parties.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Karna alone blocks the forward movement of the Pandava-allied Panchala forces, specifically naming Draupadi’s five sons, Yudhamanyu, and the great warrior Satyaki, preventing them from advancing.