Shloka 786

Devanagari script

तथा तु सैन्यप्रवरांश्व राज- न्नभ्यर्दयन्मार्गणै: सूतपुत्र: । राजन! उनके चलाये हुए सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका नाश करके सूतपुत्रने उनके बहुत-से रथों, घोड़ों और हाथियोंका भी संहार कर डाला और अपने बाणोंद्वारा शत्रुपक्षके प्रधान- प्रधान योद्धाओंको पीड़ा देना प्रारम्भ किया

Transliteration

saf1jaya uv01ca |

tath01 tu sainyapravar01f1 chva r01jan abhyardayan m01rgaf1ai25 s6btaputra25 |

Translation

三阇耶说道：于是，噢大王，御者之子以箭雨猛压军中最精锐的勇士。粉碎了他们所发的一切兵刃与飞射之后，他又毁坏了许多战车、战马与战象，并以利箭开始折磨敌军阵营中的诸位首领勇将。此段凸显战斗那无情的势头：武艺之卓绝既能护佑一方，也能给另一方带来沉重的痛苦。

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

तुbut, indeed

सैन्यप्रवरान्the foremost (warriors) of the army

वैindeed, surely

राजन्O king

अभ्यर्दयन्afflicting, harassing

मार्गणैःwith arrows

सूतपुत्रःthe charioteer’s son (Karna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhtar0163tra

Karna (S6btaputra)

arrows

weapons (astra-bbastra)

chariots

horses

elephants

enemy host (opposing army)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the grim ethical tension of dharma in war: martial prowess can be admirable as disciplined k63atriya action, yet its immediate fruit is suffering and destruction. It invites reflection on how skill and duty, when exercised in battle, inevitably carry heavy human and material cost.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhtar0163tra that Karna is overwhelming the foremost enemy warriors with arrows, neutralizing their weapons and destroying many chariots, horses, and elephants, while inflicting pain on the principal champions of the opposing side.