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Shloka 13

दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः

Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue

जयाशा यत्र पुत्रस्य मम मन्दस्य संयुगे | स कथं भीमकर्माणं भीमसेनमयोधयत्‌,युद्धस्थलमें जिसके ऊपर मेरे मूर्ख पुत्रकी विजयकी आशा लगी हुई है, उस कर्णने भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले भीमसेनके साथ किस प्रकार युद्ध किया?

jayāśā yatra putrasya mama mandasya saṃyuge | sa kathaṃ bhīmakarmāṇaṃ bhīmasenam ayodhayat |

సంజయుడు పలికెను—యుద్ధంలో నా మూర్ఖ కుమారుని విజయాశా ఎవరి మీద నిలిచియున్నదో, ఆ కర్ణుడు భయంకర కర్మలు చేయు భీమసేనునితో ఎలా యుద్ధం చేసెను?

जयाशाhope of victory
जयाशा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजय-आशा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
पुत्रस्यof (my) son
पुत्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मन्दस्यof the foolish (one)
मन्दस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how
कथम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
भीमकर्माणम्of terrible deeds
भीमकर्माणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभीमकर्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भीमसेनम्Bhimasena
भीमसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अयोधयत्made (him) fight / fought (with)
अयोधयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Causative, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Duryodhana
K
Karna
B
Bhimasena

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the moral and psychological danger of staking one’s certainty of victory on a single champion: hope can become delusion, and even the strongest warrior must still face formidable opponents and uncertain outcomes.

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra, framing Duryodhana’s reliance on Karna for victory and asking how Karna fought Bhimasena—setting up an account of their fierce encounter on the battlefield.