Shloka 36
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
Devanagari script
विद्ध्वा तं च रणे द्रोणं पठ्चभिनतपर्वभि:
Transliteration
viddhvā taṃ ca raṇe droṇaṃ pañcabhir nataparvabhiḥ
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—रणे द्रोणं पञ्चभिर्नतपर्वभिः सायकैर्विद्ध्वा, समरे मध्ये महाबलः सेनापतिं व्यथयामास।
Word by Word
विद्ध्वाhaving pierced/struck
विद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध् (विध्)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भावः (active sense)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
द्रोणम्Drona
द्रोणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पञ्चभिःwith five
पञ्चभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
नतपर्वभिःwith (arrows) having bent joints/knots
नतपर्वभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनतपर्वन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)द
द्रोण (Droṇa)र
रण (battlefield)प
पञ्च (five arrows)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 verse highlights the harsh reality of dharma in war: even a venerable figure like Droṇa may be attacked when duty and allegiance demand it, underscoring the moral complexity and emotional cost of righteous conflict.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa is struck in battle by five well-fashioned arrows, indicating a direct assault on Droṇa amid the ongoing fighting in Droṇa Parva.