Shloka 473

Devanagari script

जघान बहुसाहस्रान्‌ योधान्‌ युद्धविशारदान्‌ | महाराज! तदनन्तर प्रतापी सूतपुत्रने कई हजार युद्धकुशल योद्धाओंको मार डाला

Transliteration

jaghāna bahusāhasrān yodhān yuddhaviśāradān | mahārāja! tad-anantaraṁ pratāpī sūtaputraḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Tâu Đại vương, sau đó người con của kẻ đánh xe (Karṇa), rực sáng oai lực, đã hạ sát hàng nghìn chiến binh tinh thông trận mạc.

Word by Word

• जघान: slew/killed
• जघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (√हन्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बहुसाहस्रान्: many thousands (of)
• बहुसाहस्रान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुसाहस्र (बहु + साहस्र)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• योधान्: warriors
• योधान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• युद्धविशारदान्: skilled in battle
• युद्धविशारदान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धविशारद (युद्ध + विशारद)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (महा + राजन्)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: that/then
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: after that; thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

• प्रतापी: the valiant/mighty
• प्रतापी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रः: the charioteer’s son (Karna)
• सूतपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र (सूत + पुत्र)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Mahārāja)
• Karna (Sūtaputra)
• warriors (yodhāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: even when combat is framed as kṣatriya-duty, the slaughter of countless skilled warriors reveals the tragic cost of conflict and the heavy responsibility of those who command and fight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, after the preceding event, Karna (called sūtaputra) displayed great valor and killed many thousands of battle-expert warriors on the battlefield.