Shloka 27

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

अभ्यर्दितस्तु तैर्जिष्णु: शक्रतुल्यपराक्रम:,इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संशप्तकजये सप्तविंशोध्याय:

Transliteration

saf1jaya uv
01ca |

abhyarditastu tair ji99u25 bakratulyapar
01krama25 |

iti br
2bmah
01bh
01rate kar47aparva47i sa43saptakajaye saptavi43
5bo 'dhy
01ya25 ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Bị các chiến binh ấy dồn ép dữ dội, Arjuna (Jishnu), người có uy lực ngang Indra, vẫn đứng vững và tiếp tục giao chiến. Thế là kết thúc chương hai mươi bảy của Karna Parva trong Mahābhārata, phần nói về chiến thắng trước các Saṁśaptaka.

Word by Word

• अभ्यर्दितः: harassed, pressed hard
• अभ्यर्दितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यर्दित (अभि-√अर्द्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• जिष्णुः: Jishnu (Arjuna)
• जिष्णुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः: having valor equal to Indra
• शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र-तुल्य-पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saf1jaya
• Arjuna (Jishnu)
• Indra (Shakra)
• Samsaptakas
• Mahabharata
• Karna Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: even when assailed by many, the righteous warrior maintains courage and composure, embodying kshatriya-dharma through disciplined valor rather than panic or retreat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Arjuna, compared in might to Indra, is being heavily attacked by the opposing fighters (linked with the Samsaptakas episode) and continues to resist and fight; the line also functions as a chapter-colophon in the text.