Shloka 32

Devanagari script

भीष्मो द्रोणश्न॒ कर्णश्न॒ महात्मा गौतम: कृप:ः । अन्ये च बहव: शूरा ये च तेषां पदानुगा:

Transliteration

bhīṣmo droṇaś ca karṇaś ca mahātmā gautamaḥ kṛpaḥ | anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā ye ca teṣāṃ padānugāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“毗湿摩、德罗纳、迦尔纳，以及高多摩族的伟大之士——克利帕——并有许多追随他们足迹的勇士。”

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

• महात्मा: great-souled
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes/warriors
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पदानुगाः: followers (going in the footsteps)
• पदानुगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पदानुग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Karṇa
• Kṛpa (Gautama)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how exemplary figures shape collective conduct: renowned warriors become standards of courage and duty, and many others align themselves as followers of their path—highlighting the ethical weight of leadership in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Saṃjaya is listing prominent Kaurava-side warriors—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa, and Kṛpa—together with many other heroes who follow their lead, situating the scale and pedigree of the forces in the Karṇa Parva battle context.