Shloka 8

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

आचार्य: क्षिप्रहस्तश्न विजयी च सदा युधि । अस्त्रवान्‌ वीर्यसम्पन्न: क्रोधेन च समन्वित:

Transliteration

ācāryaḥ kṣiprahastaś ca vijayī ca sadā yudhi | astravān vīryasampannaḥ krodhena ca samanvitaḥ ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: «إن المُعلِّم كِرِبا سريعُ اليد، دائمُ الظَّفَر في ساحة القتال. وهو سيِّدُ الأسلحة، موفورُ البأس والقوّة، وتستفزّه كذلك نيرانُ الغضب».

Word by Word

• आचार्यः: the teacher (Kripa)
• आचार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षिप्रहस्तः: one whose hand is swift
• क्षिप्रहस्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप्रहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अस्त्रवान्: possessing weapons; armed
• अस्त्रवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्त्रवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीर्यसम्पन्नः: endowed with valor/strength
• वीर्यसम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यसम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधेन: with anger
• क्रोधेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• समन्वितः: endowed/possessed (with)
• समन्वितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्वि (समन्वित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that battlefield success can arise from skill, speed, and valor, yet it also notes anger as a driving force—implying an ethical tension: power joined with wrath may win battles but can cloud judgment and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing Kṛpācārya’s martial qualities to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, portraying him as a formidable warrior—quick, victorious, weapon-skilled, and energized by anger—within the ongoing account of the Kurukṣetra war.