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Shloka 3

कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke

संजय उवाच शृणु राजन्‌ यथा वृत्तं संग्रामं ब्रुवतो मम । वीराणां शत्रुभि: सार्थ देहपाप्मासुनाशनम्‌

sañjaya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan yathā vṛttaṃ saṅgrāmaṃ bruvato mama | vīrāṇāṃ śatrubhiḥ sārdhaṃ deha-pāpmāsu-nāśanam ||

Sañjaya thưa: “Tâu Đại vương, xin hãy lắng nghe khi thần thuật lại điều đã xảy ra. Xin nghe từ thần cách trận chiến ấy diễn ra—nơi các dũng sĩ, giáp mặt cùng kẻ thù, đã gặp sự tiêu diệt của thân xác, của tội lỗi, và của hơi thở sinh mệnh.”

संजयःSanjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यथाhow / as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वृत्तम्happened / occurred
वृत्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
संग्रामम्battle
संग्रामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्राम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ब्रुवतःof (me) speaking / as I speak
ब्रुवतः:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormShatru (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
ममmy / of me
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
वीराणाम्of heroes
वीराणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
शत्रुभिःwith/by enemies
शत्रुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सार्थम्together / along with
सार्थम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसार्थम्
देह-पाप्मा-असु-नाशनम्destroying body, sin, and life-breath
देह-पाप्मा-असु-नाशनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनाशन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
K
King (Dhritarashtra)
H
heroes/warriors
E
enemies
B
battle (saṅgrāma)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames the war-report as a truthful recounting of events and highlights the grave cost of battle: it destroys the body and life, and is associated with moral peril (pāpmā). It sets an ethical tone—war is not merely heroic spectacle but a calamity with spiritual and human consequences.

Sanjaya begins his report to King Dhritarashtra, asking him to listen while he narrates how the battle occurred—specifically the deadly clash of warriors with their enemies, leading to the loss of bodies and lives.