Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततोडन्‍्तरिक्षे साक्षेपा विवादा भरतर्षभ । मिथो भेदाश्न भूतानामासन्‌ कर्णार्जुनान्तरे

Transliteration

tad anantaram antarikṣe sākṣepā vivādā bharatarṣabha | mitho bhedāś ca bhūtānām āsan karṇārjunāntare ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：其后，婆罗多族之雄啊，在中空驻立的一切众生之间，因迦尔那与阿周那之胜败而起了相互指摘的争辩与意见分裂。连观战者也各执一端，显出此决斗在世间看来何等重大，并带着沉重的道德评判。

Word by Word

• तत्: then/that (at that time)
• तत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: after that, thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the sky/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• साक्षेपाः: with reproaches/taunts
• साक्षेपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साक्षेप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विवादाः: disputes, arguments
• विवादाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मिथः: mutually, with one another
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथस्

• भेदाः: differences, dissensions
• भेदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भूतानाम्: of beings/creatures
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आसन्: were, arose
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• कर्णार्जुनान्तरे: in the matter/between Karna and Arjuna
• कर्णार्जुनान्तरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण-अर्जुन-अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address: bharatarṣabha)
• Karṇa
• Arjuna
• antarikṣa (the mid-air/sky as the setting)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even witnesses can become divided when confronted with extraordinary power and high-stakes dharmic conflict; public opinion is unstable, and the outcome of war is not judged only by strength but also by perceived righteousness and destiny.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a significant exchange in the Karṇa–Arjuna battle, the beings watching from the sky begin arguing among themselves, trading reproaches and forming opposing views about who will win and who will lose.