Shloka 37

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

एष सर्वात्मना पाणए्डूंसत्रासयित्वा महारणे । अभिभाष ति राधेय: सर्वसैन्यानि मानद,“मानद! यह राधापुत्र कर्ण महासमरमें पाण्डव-सैनिकोंको सर्वधा भयभीत करके अपनी सम्पूर्ण सेनाओंसे इस प्रकार कह रहा है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | eṣa sarvātmanā pāṇḍūn trāsayitvā mahāraṇe | abhibhāṣati rādhēyaḥ sarvasainyāni mānada ||

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—మానదా! మహాయుద్ధంలో పాండవులను పూర్తిగా భయభ్రాంతుల్ని చేసి, రాధేయుడు (కర్ణుడు) ఇప్పుడు తన సమస్త సేనావిభాగాలను ఉద్దేశించి పలుకుతున్నాడు.

Word by Word

एषःthis (man)

सर्वात्मनाentirely; with all his being

पाण्डून्the Pandavas

त्रासयित्वाhaving terrified

महारणेin the great battle

अभिभाषतिspeaks; addresses

राधेयःRadheya (Karna)

सर्वसैन्यानिall the armies/troops

मानदO giver of honor (address)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Rādheya (Karna)

Pāṇḍavas

Kaurava army (implied by 'all the troops')

Mahāraṇa (the great battle of Kurukṣetra)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a warrior-leader’s duty in battle: after demonstrating prowess, he must steady and motivate his forces through commanding speech—linking personal valor with responsibility toward one’s army (a facet of kṣatriya-dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Karna has shaken the Pāṇḍava side in the fighting and is now turning to address the entire Kaurava host, preparing them with words of encouragement and direction for the continuing combat.