Shloka 33

Śānti-parva Adhyāya 3: Karṇa’s training under Rāma Jāmadagnya and the Bhārgava restriction on the Brahmāstra

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त: स रामेण न्‍्यायेनोपजगाम ह । दुर्योधनमुपागम्य कृतास्त्रो$स्मीति चाब्रवीत्‌,परशुरामजीके ऐसा कहनेपर कर्ण उन्हें न्यायपूर्वक प्रणाम करके वहाँसे लौट आया और दुर्योधनके पास पहुँचकर बोला--'मैंने सब अस्त्रोंका ज्ञान प्राप्त कर लिया”

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ sa rāmeṇa nyāyenopajagāma ha | duryodhanam upāgamya kṛtāstro 'smīti cābravīt ||

Translation

So von Rāma (Paraśurāma) angesprochen, trat Karṇa in gebührender Weise und mit ehrerbietigem Verhalten zu ihm. Dann kehrte er zurück, ging zu Duryodhana und erklärte: „Ich bin nun vollständig in der Waffenlehre ausgebildet.“

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been told/spoken to

सःhe

रामेणby Rama (Parashurama)

न्यायेनproperly/according to rule

उपजगामapproached/went near

हindeed (particle)

दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana

उपागम्यhaving approached

कृतास्त्रःone who has mastered weapons (lit. made/obtained weapons)

अस्मिI am

इतिthus (quotative)

चand

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

Karṇa

Duryodhana

astra (weapons/weapon-lore)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights nyāya—proper, respectful conduct—especially in relation to a teacher and the serious moral responsibility that comes with acquiring and proclaiming mastery of weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being addressed by Paraśurāma, Karṇa respectfully approaches him, then returns to Duryodhana and reports that he has completed his training and gained knowledge of the astras (weapon-lore).