Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भधुतं पुनश्षक्रे राधेय: शत्रुकर्शन:

Transliteration

tatrādbhutaṃ punaḥ śakre rādheyaḥ śatrukarśanaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Tại đó, một lần nữa Rādheya (Karṇa), kẻ nghiền nát quân thù, đã làm nên một kỳ công—phô bày giữa chiến trận sức mạnh phi thường khiến ngay cả những dũng tướng lẫy lừng cũng phải nao núng.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that place/occasion
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• अद्भुतम्: a wonder; marvelous (thing)
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: indeclinable

• शक्रे: in/with regard to Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• राधेयः: Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शत्रुकर्शनः: enemy-crusher; destroyer of foes
• शत्रुकर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुकर्शन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfast courage and excellence in battle, while also implying an ethical tension: extraordinary power can serve glory, but in a war of kin it also intensifies destruction—inviting reflection on duty and consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karna (Rādheya), famed as a ‘crusher of enemies,’ once again displayed an astonishing act of battlefield prowess amid the ongoing conflict.