Shloka 7

कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory

Devanagari script

ततो द्रौणिं रणे भीमो यतमानं पराक्रमी । त्रिभिविंव्याध नाराचैर्ललाटे विस्मयन्निव

Transliteration

tato drauṇiṁ raṇe bhīmo yatamānaṁ parākramī | tribhir vivyādha nārācair lalāṭe vismayann iva ||

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮੀ ਭੀਮ ਨੇ ਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਿੱਤ ਲਈ ਜਤਨ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਦ੍ਰੋਣਪੁੱਤਰ ਅਸ਼ਵੱਥਾਮਾ ਦੇ ਲਲਾਟ ਨੂੰ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਂਦਾ ਹੋਵੇ, ਤਿੰਨ ਨਾਰਾਚਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• द्रौणिम्: Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यतमानम्: striving, exerting himself
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतमान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पराक्रमी: valiant, mighty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रमी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विव्याध: pierced, struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नाराचैः: with iron arrows (narachas)
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ललाटे: on the forehead
• ललाटे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विस्मयन्: astonishing (others), causing wonder
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मयत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa)
• nārāca (arrows)
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, sheer prowess and the drive for victory can dominate conduct; it implicitly warns that when conflict escalates, ethical restraint becomes harder to maintain, even for great heroes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, fighting powerfully on the battlefield, hits Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi) on the forehead with three nārāca arrows while Aśvatthāman is striving for victory.