Shloka 33
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
Devanagari script
तामापतन्तीं सहसा दृष्टवा द्रोणो विशाम्पते
Transliteration
tām āpatantīṁ sahasā dṛṣṭvā droṇo viśāmpate
Translation
तामापतन्तीं सहसा दृष्ट्वा द्रोणो विशाम्पते ॥
Word by Word
ताम्her/that (woman)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आपतन्तीम्falling/charging down (upon)
आपतन्तीम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootआपत् (आ + पत्)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular, Present active (शतृ)
सहसाsuddenly, swiftly
सहसा:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeGerund
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा)
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विशाम्of the people/subjects
विशाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविश्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
पतेO lord
पते:
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DroṇaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by viśāmpate)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the battlefield ethic of vigilance and swift discernment: in war, sudden threats arise, and a leader must perceive danger instantly and respond with steadiness rather than confusion.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa suddenly sees a feminine-referred figure/force rushing toward him, signaling an imminent confrontation or attack within the ongoing battle episode.