Shloka 32

Devanagari script

यादृशस्ते पितुर्वर्णस्तेजश्च॒ वदतां वर । तादृशेनैव वर्णेन त्वं कर्ण भविता पुन:,वक्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ कर्ण! तुम्हारे पिताका जैसा वर्ण और तेज है, वैसे ही वर्ण और तेजसे तुम पुनः सम्पन्न हो जाओगे। जबतक तुम्हारे पास दूसरे शस्त्र रहें और प्राणसंकटकी परिस्थिति न आ जाय, तबतक तुम यदि प्रमादवश यह अमोघ शक्ति यों ही किसी शत्रुपर छोड़ दोगे तो यह उसे न मारकर तुम्हारे ही ऊपर आ पड़ेगी

Transliteration

yādṛśas te pitur varṇas tejaś ca vadatāṃ vara | tādṛśenaiva varṇena tvaṃ karṇa bhavitā punaḥ ||

Translation

Indra said: “O best of speakers, the complexion and radiance that belonged to your father—by that very same hue and splendor, O Karna, you shall again be endowed.”

Word by Word

यादृशःsuch as / of what kind

तेyour

पितुःof (your) father

वर्णःcomplexion; appearance

तेजःsplendor; brilliance; energy

चand

वदताम्of speakers; of those who speak

वरbest; excellent one

तादृशेनwith such; by such (a kind)

एवindeed; just

वर्णेनwith complexion/appearance

त्वम्you

कर्णO Karna

भविताwill become; will be

पुनःagain

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karna

father (pituḥ)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power must be used with restraint and right timing. An infallible weapon is not to be discharged out of pride or carelessness; ethical self-control and strategic prudence prevent harm from rebounding on the user.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna speaks a reassurance about the restoration of complexion and radiance like that of one’s father, while the surrounding counsel (as reflected in the received Hindi gloss) warns against wasting an unfailing divine power except in a true life-and-death crisis.