Shloka 206
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
Devanagari script
न हि कर्ण रणे दृष्टवा युधि स्थास्यन्ति पाण्डवा: । हर्षमें भरे हुए बहुत-से योद्धा वहाँ वेगपूर्वक बोल उठे--“इस रणक्षेत्रमें कर्णको उपस्थित देख पाण्डवलोग ठहर नही सकेंगे
Transliteration
na hi karṇa raṇe dṛṣṭvā yudhi sthāsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ |
Translation
न हि कर्णं रणे दृष्ट्वा युधि स्थास्यन्ति पाण्डवाः ।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
कर्णO Karna
कर्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
युधिin the fight
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
स्थास्यन्तिwill stand/remain
स्थास्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormSimple Future (लृट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarṇaP
PāṇḍavasB
battlefield (raṇa/yudh)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 how reputation and perceived prowess function as moral-psychological power in war: confidence, fear, and collective morale can shape outcomes even before weapons decide them.
Sañjaya reports the warriors’ confident assertion that Karṇa’s presence on the battlefield will cause the Pāṇḍavas to falter and be unable to maintain their position in combat.