Shloka 23

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

आतुरो हि कृतो राजा संनिषेव्यश्व॒ भारत । यथैनमनुवर्तन्ते पज्चाला: सह पाण्डवै:,'भारत! राजा युधिष्ठिर आतुर एवं सेवाके योग्य कर दिये गये हैं; जैसा कि पाण्डवोंसहित पांचाल उनके पीछे-पीछे सेवाके लिये जा रहे हैं

Transliteration

āturo hi kṛto rājā saṃniṣevyaśva bhārata | yathainam anuvartante pañcālāḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi Bhārata, nhà vua quả đã bị làm cho khốn đốn, đến mức phải có người kề cận chăm nom. Hãy xem: người Pañcāla cùng với các Pāṇḍava đang theo sau ngài, bước đi trong sự hộ tống và phụng sự.”

Word by Word

आतुरःdistressed, afflicted

हिindeed, for

कृतःmade, rendered

राजाking

संनिषेव्यःto be attended/served, fit to be waited upon

अश्वःhorse

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

यथाas, just as

एनम्him

अनुवर्तन्तेfollow, attend upon

पाञ्चालाःthe Panchalas

सहtogether with

पाण्डवैःwith the Pandavas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pāṇḍavas

Pañcālas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, dharma expresses itself through compassionate attendance and loyal support: when a leader is afflicted, the righteous response is not abandonment but service, protection, and solidarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that King Yudhiṣṭhira has been made grievously distressed (likely wounded or shaken) and is now in a condition requiring attendance; the Pāṇḍavas and their Pañcāla allies follow him closely, accompanying him in service and support.