Shloka 516

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Indra’s Intended Request

Kuṇḍala–Kavaca Discourse

Devanagari script

व्यसनं भवतश्चैदं संक्षेपाद्‌ वै निवेदितम्‌ । “सम्पाति जब इस तरहकी बातें कर रहा था, उस समय हमलोगोंने बताया कि जटायु मारे गये। साथ ही हमने संक्षेपसे आपके ऊपर आये हुए इस संकटका समाचार भी निवेदन कर दिया

Transliteration

vyasanaṃ bhavataś caidaṃ saṃkṣepād vai niveditam |

Translation

قال ماركاندييا: «لقد أُبلِغَت هذه النازلة التي حلّت بكم—حقًّا، على سبيل الإيجاز. وبينما كان سَمْپاتي يتحدّث على هذا النحو، أخبرناه بأن جَطايُو قد قُتِل، وبلّغناه كذلك، بإيجاز، خبرَ الأزمة التي نزلت بكم.»

Word by Word

• {'vyasanam': 'calamity, misfortune, distress', 'bhavataḥ': 'of you (honorific singular), your', 'ca': 'and', 'idam': 'this', 'saṃkṣepāt': 'briefly, in summary', 'vai': 'indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)', 'niveditam': 'reported, communicated, submitted (as information)'}

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Sampāti
• Jaṭāyu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in times of upheaval, one should communicate truthfully and with restraint—conveying essential facts without exaggeration—so that wise action can follow.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Sampāti speaks, the narrators inform him that Jaṭāyu has been killed and briefly report the misfortune that has befallen the addressed party, summarizing the crisis at hand.