Mahabharata 7.1.45 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 1, Shloka 45

द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय १) — भीष्मनिधनानन्तरं धृतराष्ट्रस्य शोकः, सेनायाः स्थितिः, कर्णस्मरणं च

Droṇa Parva, Chapter 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s grief after Bhīṣma’s fall and the army’s reorientation toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

एवं ते सम हि राधेयं सूतपुत्र तनुत्यजम्‌ | चुक्कुशु: सहिता योधास्तत्र तत्र महाबला:

Transliteration

evaṁ te sama hi rādheyaṁ sūtaputra tanutyajam | cukruśuḥ sahitā yodhās tatra tatra mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

ดังนี้ เหล่านักรบผู้มีกำลังยิ่งของฝ่ายท่านซึ่งชุมนุมกัน ณ ที่นั้นที่นี้ ต่างพากันร้องเรียกพร้อมกันถึงราธेयะ—กรรณะบุตรสารถี—ผู้พร้อมจะสละแม้กายเพื่อทุรโยธน์

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• ते: your (men)/they (of you)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• सम्: together
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• राधेयम्: Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper epithet)
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रम्: the charioteer’s son
• सूतपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तनु-त्यजम्: one who gives up his body (life), self-sacrificing
• तनु-त्यजम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तनु-त्यज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चुक्रुशुः: cried out, called
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सहिताः: together, united
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• योधाः: warriors
• योधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: there (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• महाबलाः: very mighty, of great strength
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karna)
• Duryodhana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the ethical tension between personal loyalty and the broader demands of dharma: Karna’s readiness to sacrifice himself for Duryodhana is portrayed as extraordinary devotion and courage, yet it also raises questions about whether unwavering allegiance to a flawed cause can be morally justified.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava warriors, assembled and moving about the battlefield, repeatedly call out to Karna (Rādheya), recognizing him as a decisive champion—one prepared to give his life for Duryodhana.