Shloka 35

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

ततः कर्णो महाराज भीमसेने त्रिभि: शरै:

Transliteration

tataḥ karṇo mahārāja bhīmasene tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

三阇耶说道：随后，迦尔那啊，大王，以三支箭射中毗摩塞那——此举延续了战阵中无休止的力量对峙；在手足相残的道德重压之下，勇武与决心皆受考验。

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्ययम्

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• भीमसेने: in/at Bhimasena (i.e., with respect to Bhima)
• भीमसेने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of steadfastness and skill under the kṣatriya code, while implicitly reminding the listener that even valorous acts occur within the tragic moral burden of a kin-slaying war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa attacks Bhīma, piercing him with three arrows as the duel and wider battle intensify.