Shloka 66
Devanagari script
भयं मे वै जायते साधथ्वसं च दृष्टवा कृष्णावेकरथे समेती
Transliteration
bhayaṃ me vai jāyate sādhv-asaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇāv ekarathe sametī
Translation
قال كارنا: «إن خوفًا حقيقيًّا ينهض في قلبي حين أرى كريشنا وأرجونا مقبلَين معًا على عربةٍ واحدة.»
Word by Word
भयम्fear
भयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
जायतेarises / is born
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
साधुwell; truly
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
अथthen; and now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
त्रासम्terror; fright
त्रासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
कृष्णौthe two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)
कृष्णौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
एकरथेin one chariot
एकरथे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootएकरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समेतीcomes together; approaches
समेती:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-इ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaK
KṛṣṇaA
ArjunaC
chariot (ratha)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
Even the greatest warrior recognizes that power is not only in weapons but in the union of skill with righteous purpose and higher guidance; such alignment can inspire fear in opponents and humility in oneself.
In the Karṇa Parva battle context, Karna observes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna advancing together on the same chariot and admits that this sight produces genuine fear in him, signaling the formidable challenge posed by their combined presence.