Shloka 46
Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)
Devanagari script
धृष्टकेतुश्न बलवान् कुन्तिभोजश्न मातुल: । नकुल: सहदेवश्न पञ्चाला: सृज्जयास्तथा
Transliteration
dhṛṣṭaketūś ca balavān kuntibhojaś ca mātulaḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca pañcālāḥ sṛñjayās tathā ||
Translation
ధృష్టకేతువు, బలవంతుడైన మాతులుడు కుంతిభోజుడు; నకులుడు, సహదేవుడు, అలాగే పాంచాలులు మరియు సృంజయులు కూడా।
Word by Word
धृष्टकेतुःDhrishtaketu
धृष्टकेतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टकेतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बलवान्mighty/strong
बलवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुन्तिभोजःKuntibhoja
कुन्तिभोजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्तिभोज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मातुलःmaternal uncle
मातुलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नकुलःNakula
नकुलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनकुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहदेवःSahadeva
सहदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas
पञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सृञ्जयाःthe Srijayas
सृञ्जयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसृञ्जय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraD
DhṛṣṭaketuK
KuntibhojaN
NakulaS
SahadevaP
PañcālasS
SṛñjayasCharacter 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
Even amid conflict, righteous leadership recognizes and honors the network of dharmic alliances—kinship, loyalty, and shared duty—rather than reducing war to mere personal rivalry.
Yudhiṣṭhira is naming key allies and forces on the Pāṇḍava side—individual heroes and allied clans—highlighting their presence and strength in the ongoing battle context of Droṇa Parva.