Shloka 1

Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena

Devanagari script

ऑपनआक्रात बछ। अड्-क्ाज एकोनषष्टितमो< ध्याय: धृष्टदुम्न और 55

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tataḥ punaḥ samājagmurbhītāḥ kuru-sṛñjayāḥ | yudhiṣṭhira-mukhāḥ pārthāḥ sūta-putra-mukhā vayam |

Translation

三阇耶说道：于是，王啊，俱卢与斯林阇耶两军无所畏惧，再度逼近相搏。一边是由坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）统率的般度诸子；另一边是我们，由御者之子迦尔纳（Karṇa）为首。战火遂又重燃，众心坚决，各军皆环聚于其最强的主将之下。

Word by Word

• संजय: Sanjaya
• संजय: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• समाजग्मुः: came together, met/engaged
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अभीताः: fearless
• अभीताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरु-सृञ्जयाः: the Kurus and the Sṛñjayas
• कुरु-सृञ्जयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु + सृञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युधिष्ठिर-मुखाः: having Yudhiṣṭhira at the head
• युधिष्ठिर-मुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युधिष्ठिर + मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सूत-पुत्र-मुखाः: having the charioteer’s son (Karna) at the head
• सूत-पुत्र-मुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूत + पुत्र + मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)
• Karṇa (Sūtaputra)
• Kurus
• Sṛñjayas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness: armies rally around their leaders and re-enter conflict without fear. Ethically, it underscores how collective resolve and loyalty to one’s side can intensify war, reminding readers that leadership and allegiance shape the moral and practical course of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a prior phase of fighting, the two coalitions regroup and clash again. The Pāṇḍavas are described as led by Yudhiṣṭhira, while the Kaurava side is described as led by Karṇa, marking the renewed engagement and the alignment of forces around their principal commanders.