Shloka 53

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यरक्षितं वीर बल॑ त्वामभिवर्तते

Transliteration

anyonyarakṣitaṁ vīra balaṁ tvām abhivartate

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “O bayani, isang hukbong nagbabantay at nagtatanggol sa isa’t isa—bawat isa’y kalasag ng kapwa—ang ngayo’y sumusulong laban sa iyo.”

Word by Word

• अन्योन्य-रक्षितम्: mutually protected
• अन्योन्य-रक्षितम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्योन्य + रक्षित (√रक्ष्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बलम्: the army/force
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• अभिवर्तते: advances against / turns toward
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√वृत्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength in battle is not only individual valor but also disciplined mutual protection—warriors upholding one another’s safety and duty. Such unity magnifies power and reflects the collective dimension of kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a well-organized, mutually defending force is advancing to confront the addressed hero, emphasizing the enemy’s coordinated formation and readiness.