Shloka 20
कर्णस्य सेनापत्यं, माकरव्यूहः, पाण्डवानामर्धचन्द्रव्यूहः
Karna’s Command; Mākara Formation; Pandava Crescent Counter-Array
Devanagari script
वीर: श्रुतायुश्व धृतायुधश्न चित्राड्रदश्षित्रसेनक्ष॒ वीर:
Transliteration
vīraḥ śrutāyuś ca dhṛtāyudhaś ca citrāṅgadaś citrasenaś ca vīraḥ
Translation
ਵੀਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤਾਯੁ, ਮਹਾਬਲੀ ਧ੍ਰਿਤਾਯੁਧ, ਅਤੇ ਵੀਰ ਚਿਤ੍ਰਾਂਗਦ ਤੇ ਚਿਤ੍ਰਸੇਨ—ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਯੋਧੇ ਵੀ ਉੱਥੇ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਸਨ।
Word by Word
वीराःheroes, brave warriors
वीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
श्रुतायुःŚrutāyu (a warrior's name)
श्रुतायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुतायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धृतायुधःDhṛtāyudha (lit. 'he whose weapon is held/ready'; a warrior's name)
धृतायुधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतायुध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चित्रसेनःCitrāsena (lit. 'having a splendid army'; a name)
चित्रसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वीराःheroes, brave warriors
वीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚrutāyuD
DhṛtāyudhaC
CitrāṅgadaC
CitrasenaS
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily functions as a martial catalogue: it highlights the presence of renowned warriors, underscoring the epic’s emphasis on kṣatriya valor and the grave scale of the conflict rather than offering a direct moral injunction.
Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, naming notable heroes—Śrutāyu, Dhṛtāyudha, Citrāṅgada, and Citrasena—as part of the battle account in the Karṇa Parva.