Shloka 2636

कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62

Devanagari script

तथा राधेय क्रियतां राजा मुच्येत नो यथा । 'भीमसेन राजा दुर्योधनके साथ युद्ध करते हैं। राधानन्दन! हम सब लोगोंके देखते- देखते आज भीमसेन जिस प्रकार उसे मार न डालें

Transliteration

tathā rādheya kriyatāṃ rājā mucyeta no yathā | bhīmasena rājā duryodhanena sārdhaṃ yuddhaṃ karoti | rādhānandana! asmākaṃ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ paśyatām adya bhīmasenaḥ yathā taṃ na mārayet, tathā prayatnaṃ kuru | yathā kathaṃcid asmākaṃ rājñaḥ bhīmasenāt chutkāro bhavitum eva yogyam |

Translation

Санджая сказал: «О Радхея, поступи так, чтобы наш царь был освобождён. Бхимасена сражается с царём Дурьодханой. О сын Радхи, на глазах у всех нас приложи сегодня все усилия, чтобы Бхима не убил его. Какими бы средствами ни пришлось, нашего царя нужно вырвать из рук Бхимасены».

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in such a way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• राधेय: O Radheya (son of Radha; Karna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्रियताम्: let it be done; do (it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Passive, Third, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुच्येत: might be released / be freed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Optative, Passive, Third, Singular

• नः: of us, our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: First, Genitive, Plural

• यथा: so that; in such a way that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa (Rādheya, Rādhānandana)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Duryodhana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the midst of war, counsel emphasizes immediate duty and strategic effort: protect the leader (the king) and prevent an irreversible act (Bhīma killing Duryodhana). The passage highlights loyalty and responsibility under pressure, where ethical focus narrows to safeguarding one’s side and preventing catastrophic loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya urges Karṇa (addressed as Rādheya/Rādhānandana) to intervene in the duel where Bhīma is fighting Duryodhana, and to ensure—before everyone’s eyes—that Bhīma does not kill Duryodhana, rescuing the Kaurava king by any possible means.