Shloka 12

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सैन्यप्रशंसा, भेदनवृत्तान्त-प्रश्नः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Praise of the Host and Inquiry after the Breach

Devanagari script

त्वं चैव सौमदत्तिश्ष कर्णश्षैव महारथ: । अश्र॒त्थामा च शल्यश्न वृषसेन: कृपस्तथा

Transliteration

tvaṃ caiva saumadattiś ca karṇaś caiva mahārathaḥ | aśvatthāmā ca śalyaś ca vṛṣasenaḥ kṛpas tathā ||

Translation

మరియు నీవు—సౌమదత్తి (భూరిశ్రవుడు), మహారథుడైన కర్ణుడు; అశ్వత్థామా, శల్యుడు; వృషసేనుడు, కృపుడు కూడా—

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सौमदत्तिः: Somadatta's son (Bhūriśravas)
• सौमदत्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमदत्ति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महारथः: a great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वत्थामा: Ashvatthāman
• अश्वत्थामा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वृषसेनः: Vṛṣasena
• वृषसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Saumadatti (Bhūriśravas)
• Karna
• Ashvatthama
• Shalya
• Vrishasena
• Kripa (Kṛpācārya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how worldly power gathers around a cause through loyalty and martial excellence, yet the mere presence of great warriors does not guarantee righteousness. It invites reflection on dharma: strength and rank (mahāratha) must be guided by ethical discernment, or they become instruments of destructive outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is reporting and enumerating prominent Kaurava fighters—Bhūriśravas, Karṇa, Aśvatthāmā, Śalya, Vṛṣasena, and Kṛpa—emphasizing the formidable lineup engaged in the battle during the Droṇa Parva.