Shloka 37

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

शल्य कर्ण;अर्जुनेनाद्य योद्धव्यमिति मन्‍्यते

Transliteration

śalya karṇa;arjunenādya yoddhavyam iti manyate

Translation

संजय उवाच—शल्यः मन्यते यदद्य कर्णेन अर्जुनेन सह योद्धव्यमिति।

Word by Word

• शल्य: O Śalya
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कर्ण: O Karṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अर्जुनेन: by Arjuna
• अर्जुनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• योद्धव्यम्: must be fought (a battle must be fought)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: तव्यत्, Passive/Impersonal (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus/that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मन्यते: thinks/considers
• मन्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Lat (Present), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• Karṇa
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of decisive engagement: when a pivotal confrontation is judged necessary, leaders frame it as an obligation (yoddhavyam), emphasizing resolve and duty amid the moral weight of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports Śalya’s assessment that the day’s crucial event should be Karṇa’s direct battle with Arjuna, signaling an impending climactic duel and the strategic focus of the Kaurava side.