Shloka 38

कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62

Devanagari script

तुरगैरग्रयरंहोभिययात्वा भीमस्य शुष्मिणौ | अनीकै: सहितौ तत्र भ्रातरौ समवस्थितौ

Transliteration

turagair agrayaṁhobhir yayātvā bhīmasya śuṣmiṇau | anīkaiḥ sahitau tatra bhrātarau samavasthitau ||

Translation

Cưỡi những tuấn mã nhanh nhất, hai anh em khí phách—Nakula và Sahadeva dũng mãnh—phi thẳng đến bên Bhīmasena. Tại đó, đứng kề vai cùng đội hình chiến trận của Bhīma, họ vào vị trí và lao vào giao chiến, nêu bật tình huynh đệ gắn bó và bổn phận kỷ luật giữa cơn hỗn mang của chiến trường.

Word by Word

• तुरगैः: by horses
• तुरगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अग्र्य-रंहोभिः: with foremost speed (i.e., very swift)
• अग्र्य-रंहोभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य + रंहस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ययात्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (गत्यर्थे)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शुष्मिणौ: the two mighty/spirited ones
• शुष्मिणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्मिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अनीकैः: with armies/troops
• अनीकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितौ: accompanied (together)
• सहितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• भ्रातरौ: the two brothers
• भ्रातरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• समवस्थितौ: stood/positioned (were stationed)
• समवस्थितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अव + स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

(युधिष्टिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• horses
• army/battle-formations (anīka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in action: steadfast support of one’s kin and commander, disciplined positioning within one’s own formations, and courageous participation in a just cause without abandoning solidarity or order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula and Sahadeva, riding swift horses, reach Bhīmasena and then stand with Bhīma’s troops in formation, joining the ongoing battle alongside him.