Shloka 2336

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वमुच्यसे राजन्‌ शल्य इत्यरिसूदन । 'शत्रुसूदन नरेश! आप पराक्रम प्रकट करते समय शत्रुओंके लिये असहा हो उठते हैं, उनके लिये आप शल्यभूत (कण्टकस्वरूप) हैं; इसीलिये आपको शल्य कहा जाता है

Transliteration

tatastvam ucyase rājan śalya ity arisūdana | śatrusūdana nareśa! tvam parākramaṁ prakaṭayasi tadā śatrūṇāṁ prati asaho bhavasi; teṣāṁ śalyabhūtaḥ (kaṇṭakasvarūpaḥ) asi; tasmāt tvāṁ śalya iti vadanti ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Darum, o König—Bezwinger der Feinde—nennt man dich ‘Śalya’. Wenn du deine Tapferkeit offenbarst, wirst du für deine Gegner unerträglich; für sie bist du wie ein Dorn, ein stechendes Hindernis. Aus diesem Grund trägst du den Namen Śalya.“

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यसे: are called/are said (to be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Passive (Atmanepada-form)

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शल्यः: Shalya (name); a thorn/pain
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus/so (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अरिसूदन: O slayer of enemies
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Shalya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a warrior’s identity and reputation can arise from the effect of his conduct: Śalya is so formidable in battle that he becomes a ‘thorn’ to enemies, and the name itself encodes that ethical-narrative evaluation of prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya explains to the king the significance of the name ‘Śalya’, interpreting it as ‘thorn/affliction’ for foes because Śalya’s displayed valor makes him unbearable to opponents.