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Shloka 97

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

संजय! द्रोणाचार्यके मारे जानेपर संग्राममें नरवीर कौरवोंका शत्रुओंके साथ जैसा बर्ताव हुआ, वह मुझे बताओ ।। यथा कर्णश्न कौन्तेयै:ः सह युद्धमयोजयत्‌ । यथा च द्विषतां हन्ता रणे शान्तस्तदुच्यताम्‌,शत्रुहन्ता कर्णने कुन्तीपुत्रोंके साथ जिस प्रकार युद्धका आयोजन किया और जिस प्रकार वह रणभूमिमें शान्त हो गया, वह सारा वृत्तान्त मुझे बताओ

sañjaya! droṇācārye māre jāne 'pare saṅgrāme naravīra-kuravāṇāṃ śatrubhiḥ saha yathā vyavahāro 'bhavat, tan me vada. yathā karṇaḥ kaunteyaiḥ saha yuddham ayojayat, yathā ca dviṣatāṃ hantā raṇe śāntaḥ, tad ucyatām.

สัญชัย! หลังจากโทรณาจารย์ถูกสังหารแล้ว ในสนามรบเหล่าวีรกุรุปฏิบัติต่อศัตรูอย่างไร จงบอกเราให้รู้ และจงเล่าโดยพิสดารว่า กรรณะผู้พิฆาตศัตรูจัดกระบวนรบกับบุตรแห่งกุนตีอย่างไร และท้ายที่สุดเขากลายเป็นนิ่งสงบอยู่บนสมรภูมิฉันใด

यथाas/how
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कौन्तेयैःwith/by the sons of Kunti (Pandavas)
कौन्तेयैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अयोजयत्he arranged/engaged (in battle)
अयोजयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यथाand how
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
द्विषताम्of the enemies
द्विषताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विषत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
हन्ताslayer
हन्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहन्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शान्तःcalmed/quieted (ceased)
शान्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उच्यताम्let it be told/please tell
उच्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 3rd, Singular, Passive (Karmani)

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
S
Sanjaya
D
Droṇācārya (Droṇa)
K
Kauravas (Kurus)
K
Karna
K
Kaunteyas (sons of Kuntī / Pāṇḍavas)
B
battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames war as a moral and narrative problem: after the fall of a great teacher-commander (Droṇa), attention shifts to how leaders and armies ‘conduct themselves’ (vyavahāra) under pressure, and to the inevitable stilling of even the fiercest warrior. It invites reflection on responsibility, the ethics of command, and the transient nature of martial glory.

Vaiśampāyana prompts Sanjaya to recount events after Droṇa’s death: how the Kaurava heroes engaged the enemy, how Karṇa took charge and organized combat against the Pāṇḍavas (Kaunteyas), and how Karṇa—renowned as a slayer of foes—eventually became ‘still’ on the battlefield, i.e., met his end.