Shloka 71

Devanagari script

एवं कृते भवेत्‌ कार्य देवानामेव निश्चितम्‌ । आत्मकार्य च सर्वेषां गरीयस्त्रिदशेश्वर,“कर्ण दानव-पक्षका पुरुष है; अतः उसकी पराजय करनी चाहिये--ऐसा करनेपर निश्चितरूपसे देवताओंका ही कार्य सिद्ध होगा। देवेश्वर! अपना कार्य सभीके लिये गुरुतर होता है

Transliteration

evaṁ kṛte bhavet kāryaṁ devānām eva niścitam | ātmakāryaṁ ca sarveṣāṁ garīyas tridaśeśvara |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “If this is done, the purpose of the gods will certainly be accomplished. O lord of the Thirty (gods), one’s own appointed task is weightier than all else. Therefore, since Karṇa stands on the side of the daityas, he should be brought down; by doing so, the divine purpose will be decisively fulfilled.”

Word by Word

एवंthus, in this way

कृतेwhen (this is) done

भवेत्would be / should be

कार्यःto be done; fit to be done

देवानाम्of the gods

एवindeed, only

निश्चितम्certain, determined

आत्मकार्यone's own task/duty

चand

सर्वेषाम्of all

गरीयःheavier; more important

त्रिदशेश्वरO lord of the thirty (gods), i.e., Indra

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Karṇa

Devas

Tridaśeśvara (Indra)

Dānavas/Daityas (as a faction)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes