Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भीमो>प्यतिबल सैन्यं धार्तराष्ट्र व्यपोथयत्‌ । अथ कर्णॉडब्रवीच्छल्यं पज्चालान्‌ प्रापपस्व माम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhīmo 'py atibalaṃ sainyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ vyapothayat | atha karṇo 'bravīc chalyaṃ—pañcālān prāpaya sva mām |

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Bhīma cũng đánh ngã đạo quân cực mạnh của các con Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Rồi Karṇa bảo với Śalya: “Hãy đánh xe đưa ta về phía người Pāñcāla.”

Word by Word

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अतिबलाम्: very strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिबल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सेनाम्: army
• सेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्रम्: of the Dhartarashtras (Kauravas)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यपोथयत्: shook/overthrew/laid low
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यपोथय्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शल्यं: to Shalya
• शल्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पाञ्चालान्: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रापयस्व: lead/bring (me) to; cause to reach
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhima (Bhimasena)
• Dhritarashtra’s army (Kauravas/Dhartarashtras)
• Karna
• Shalya
• Panchalas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores steadfastness in one’s chosen duty amid crisis: warriors persist in their martial obligations, and leaders make purposeful tactical decisions even when the battlefield is chaotic.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhima devastates a strong Kaurava contingent. In response, Karna instructs his charioteer Shalya to drive him toward the Panchala forces, signaling a shift of focus to engage a significant Pandava-aligned group.