Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमाना: कर्णेन पाण्डवेयास्ततस्तत:

Transliteration

te vadhyamānāḥ karṇena pāṇḍaveyās tatastataḥ

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Khi Karṇa đánh hạ họ, các con của Pāṇḍu bị giết rải rác khắp chiến trường—tan tác dưới sức ép đòn công kích của chàng, khi bạo lực của trận chiến trùm lấp hàng ngũ họ.”

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वध्यमानाः: being slain / being killed
• वध्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान (√वध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्णेन: by Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाण्डवेयाः: the sons/men of the Pandavas (Pandava warriors)
• पाण्डवेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the grim ethical tension of war: even within kṣatriya-dharma, battlefield success is measured in destruction, and heroic prowess brings widespread suffering. It invites reflection on the cost of victory and the dispersal of order when violence dominates.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa is powerfully attacking, and the Pāṇḍava forces are being cut down in many places, indicating a moment of tactical advantage and battlefield chaos caused by Karṇa’s onslaught.