Shloka 116

Devanagari script

भूरिश्रवसि कर्णे च भीष्मे द्रोणे च श्रीमति । 'पाण्डवोंने भूरिश्रवा, कर्ण, भीष्म तथा श्रीमान्‌ द्रोणाचार्यके प्रति बहुत-से नृशंस कार्य किये हैं

Transliteration

bhūriśravasi karṇe ca bhīṣme droṇe ca śrīmati |

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—بھورِشروَس، کرن، بھیشم اور جلیل القدر درون آچاریہ کے خلاف پاندَووں نے بہت سے بےرحمانہ کام کیے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• भूरिश्रवसि: in/with regard to Bhūrishravas
• भूरिश्रवसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कर्णे: in/with regard to Karṇa
• कर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भीष्मे: in/with regard to Bhīṣma
• भीष्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्रोणे: in/with regard to Droṇa
• द्रोणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• श्रीमति: in/with regard to the illustrious one
• श्रीमति: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhūriśravas
• Karṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, actions are judged not only by outcome but by perceived righteousness. Even when fighting for a just cause, conduct can be criticized as nṛśaṃsa (ruthless), reminding the listener that dharma in battle is complex and contested.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a charged assessment of the Pāṇḍavas’ behavior toward major Kaurava champions—Bhūriśravas, Karṇa, Bhīṣma, and Droṇa—casting their treatment of these famed elders/warriors as involving many harsh or ruthless deeds.