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

Sañjaya sprach: „Der Lehrmeister Kṛpa ist schnell von der Hand und im Kampf stets siegreich. Er ist ein Meister der Waffen, erfüllt von Tapferkeit und Kraft, und zugleich von Zorn erregt.“

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.