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Shloka 6

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १४१: कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः, उत्पात-स्वप्न-लक्षणानि

Karna–Krishna Dialogue: Omens and Dream-Signs

यदा द्रक्ष्यसि संग्रामे श्वेताश्व॑ं कृष्णसारथिम्‌ | ऐन्द्रमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणमुभे चाप्यग्निमारुते

sañjaya uvāca | yadā drakṣyasi saṅgrāme śvetāśvaṃ kṛṣṇa-sārathim | aindram astraṃ vikurvāṇam ubhe cāpy agni-mārute, karṇa |

يا كَرْنَة، حين ترى في ساحة القتال أرجونا—تجرّ عربته خيولٌ بيض، وŚrī كṛṣṇa سائسُه—وهو يطلق سلاحَ إندرا، ويُظهر كذلك مقذوفاتِ النار والريح؛ وحين يقرع سمعَك هديرُ قوسِ غانديفا، كأنه رعدُ الصاعقة—فإن نظامَ العصور سيبدو لك كأنه ينهار أمام عينيك. لن تعودَ تحسّ بحضور ساتيا ولا تريتا ولا دفابارا؛ بل لن ترى إلا روحَ كالي المروّعة—روحَ الشقاق المحض—مهيمنةً على بصرك.

यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
द्रक्ष्यसिyou will see
द्रक्ष्यसि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormLृट् (simple future), 2, singular, परस्मैपदम्
संग्रामेin battle
संग्रामे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्राम
Formmasculine, locative, singular
श्वेताश्वम्white-horsed (one)
श्वेताश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेताश्व
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
कृष्णसारथिम्having Krishna as charioteer
कृष्णसारथिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्णसारथि
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
ऐन्द्रम्Indra’s (aindram)
ऐन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootऐन्द्र
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अस्त्रम्weapon, missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
Formneuter, accusative, singular
विकुर्वाणम्displaying, employing
विकुर्वाणम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवि + कृ
Formशतृ (present active participle), masculine, accusative, singular
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
Formneuter, accusative, dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अग्निमारुतेthe fire- and wind-(weapons)
अग्निमारुते:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निमारुत
Formneuter, accusative, dual
कर्णO Karna
कर्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
Karṇa
A
Arjuna
K
Kṛṣṇa
G
Gāṇḍīva (bow)
A
Aindra astra
Ā
Āgneya astra
V
Vāyavya/Māruta astra
W
white horses (Arjuna’s chariot team)
S
Satya-yuga
T
Tretā-yuga
D
Dvāpara-yuga
K
Kali-yuga

Educational Q&A

The verse frames war as a moral and cosmic crisis: when divine power is unleashed without restraint, the stability associated with righteous ages (Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara) seems to vanish, and the chaos of Kali—conflict and degeneration—appears to prevail. It warns that adharma-driven confrontation invites a perception (and experience) of moral collapse.

Sañjaya addresses Karṇa with a prophetic warning: in the coming battle, Karṇa will witness Arjuna on his white-horsed chariot with Kṛṣṇa as charioteer, deploying powerful divine missiles (Aindra, Āgneya, and Vāyavya). The terrifying sound and force of Arjuna’s Gāṇḍīva will overwhelm Karṇa, making the battlefield feel like the onset of Kali’s dreadful disorder.