Shloka 25

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

यथा हि कृष्णेन बलं धार्य वै फाल्गुने हते

Transliteration

yathā hi kṛṣṇena balaṃ dhārya vai phālgune hate

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Denn so wie die Kraft von Kṛṣṇa getragen wird—ja, wenn Phālguna (Arjuna) niedergestreckt (oder erniedrigt) wird…“

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बलम्: strength/army
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धार्य: to be sustained/held up
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Gerundive (यत्/ण्यत्-type; ‘to be borne/held’), Passive sense, Accusative, Singular, Neuter

• वै: indeed/surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• फाल्गुने: in/when (the) Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हते: when slain/when killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the idea that true strength is upheld by Kṛṣṇa’s sustaining presence; even a great warrior’s power is not merely personal prowess but depends on divine support and right alignment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing the battle situation and begins a comparison: as Kṛṣṇa sustains strength, so too in the event that Phālguna (Arjuna) is struck down or brought low—setting up a consequential point in the surrounding narration.