Shloka 6

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

कथ्यमानं श्रुतं दिव्यमाख्यानमतिमानुषम्‌ । यथा च चक्रे सारथ्यं भवस्य प्रपितामह:

Transliteration

kathyamānaṃ śrutaṃ divyam ākhyānam atimānuṣam | yathā ca cakre sārathyaṃ bhavasya prapitāmahaḥ ||

Translation

“This wondrous, superhuman tale is being recounted and heard—how the Grandsire himself once served as the charioteer of Bhava (Śiva).”

Word by Word

• कथ्यमानम्: being told/being narrated
• कथ्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथ्यमान (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शतृ/शानच्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine, wondrous
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आख्यानम्: narrative, tale
• आख्यानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अतिमानुषम्: superhuman
• अतिमानुषम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिमानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यथा: how, in what manner
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• चक्रे: did, made, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सारथ्यम्: charioteering, the role of charioteer
• सारथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)
• भवस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रपितामहः: the great-grandfather (Brahmā)
• प्रपितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Prapitāmaha (Brahmā)
• sārathya (charioteer service)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the highest beings exemplify humility and service within dharma: the ‘Grandsire’ is portrayed as taking the role of a charioteer for Śiva, underscoring that true greatness can include willing service and reverence toward the divine order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya introduces (or continues) a marvelous, superhuman account that is being told and heard, specifically highlighting the episode in which Brahmā (the prapitāmaha) acted as the charioteer of Bhava (Śiva).