Shloka 276

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

नस जातु महाबाहुर्भारमुद्यम्य सीदति | “महाराज! आज आपके मनमें अर्जुनके लिये भय नहीं होना चाहिये। वे महाबाहु किसी कार्यभारको उठा लेनेपर कभी शिथिल नहीं होते हैं

Transliteration

na sa jātu mahābāhur bhāram udyamya sīdati |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, you should not let fear for Arjuna arise in your mind today. That mighty-armed hero, once he has taken up a burden of action, never falters or sinks under it.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• जातु: ever, at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भारम्: burden, load
• भारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उद्यम्य: having lifted / having undertaken
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-यम्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), active

• सीदति: sinks, becomes weary, falters
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्
• Form: present, indicative, third, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True strength is steadiness under responsibility: a capable person does not collapse after accepting a difficult duty, and leaders should not indulge in fear when relying on proven virtue and competence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reassures King Dhṛtarāṣṭra about Arjuna’s reliability in the ongoing battle, emphasizing that Arjuna, famed as ‘mighty-armed,’ does not lose heart once he has undertaken a task.