Shloka 37
कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्
Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words
Devanagari script
उद्यम्य च भुजावन्यो निक्षिप्पय च महीतले
Transliteration
udyamya ca bhujāv anyo nikṣipya ca mahītale
Translation
उद्यम्य च भुजावन्यो निक्षिप्य च महीतले ॥
Word by Word
उद्यम्यhaving lifted/raising
उद्यम्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-यम् (यम् धातु)
Formल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भुजौtwo arms
भुजौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
अन्यौother (two)
अन्यौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
निक्षिप्यhaving thrown down/placing down
निक्षिप्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-क्षिप् (क्षिप् धातु)
Formल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महीतलेon the ground (earth-surface)
महीतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
mahī (earth/ground)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological cost of war: even those who appear capable may be reduced to helplessness. It implicitly warns that violence and adharma-driven conflict culminate in collapse—of bodies, morale, and dignity.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where “another” combatant raises his arms and then falls or throws himself onto the ground, suggesting defeat, exhaustion, panic, or a plea for mercy amid the ongoing fighting.