Shloka 2736

कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

प्रचरन्तौ महावीरौ द्रोणेन निहतौ रणे । सुचित्र और चित्रवर्मा ये दो महावीर महारथी परस्पर पिता-पुत्र थे। रणभूमिमें विचरते हुए इन दोनोंको द्रोणाचार्यने मार डाला

Transliteration

pracarantau mahāvīrau droṇena nihatau raṇe | sucitraś ca citravarmā ca dvau mahāvīrau mahārathau parasparaṃ pitāputrau | raṇabhūmau vicarantau etau droṇācāryeṇa māritau ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—میدانِ جنگ میں گردش کرتے وہ دونوں مہاویر دَرون کے ہاتھوں مارے گئے۔ سُچِتر اور چِتروَرمَا—باپ بیٹا، دونوں مہارتھی—دَرون آچاریہ نے رن میں انہیں کاٹ گرایا۔

Word by Word

• प्रचरन्तौ: moving about, roaming
• प्रचरन्तौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-चर्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महावीरौ: two great heroes
• महावीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• द्रोणेन: by Droṇa
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• निहतौ: slain, killed
• निहतौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: क्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• द्रोण / द्रोणाचार्य (Droṇa, Droṇācārya)
• सुचित्र (Sucitra)
• चित्रवर्मा (Citravarmā)
• रण / रणभूमि (battle, battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical cost of war: even sacred familial bonds like father and son can be destroyed when martial duty and battlefield necessity dominate. It invites reflection on how dharma in war can still produce profound human tragedy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that two powerful warriors, Sucitra and Citravarmā—who were father and son—were moving about the battlefield when Droṇācārya slew them in combat.