Shloka 23

कृपकर्णसंवादः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Karṇa on Deśa-Kāla and Coordinated Strategy

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः स पार्थ वैराटिरभ्यवादयदन्तिकात्‌ । अहं भूमिंजयो नाम नाम्नाहमपि चोत्तर:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ sa pārtha vairāṭir abhyavadayad antikāt | ahaṃ bhūmiṃjayo nāma nāmnāham api cottaraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then that prince of Virāṭa, approaching Pārtha at close range, respectfully greeted him, saying, “I am named Bhūmiṃjaya; and I too am called Uttara.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen, thereafter

सःhe

पार्थO Pārtha (Arjuna)

वैराटिःthe son of Virāṭa (Uttara)

अभ्यवादयत्saluted, greeted

अन्तिकात्from near, at close range

अहम्I

भूमिंजयःBhūmiṃjaya (name; 'conqueror of the earth')

नामby name; named

नाम्नाby the name

अहम्I

अपिalso

चand

उत्तरःUttara

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Virāṭa (implied by 'vairāṭiḥ')

Bhūmiṃjaya

Uttara

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of respectful approach and formal greeting in royal and martial contexts—recognizing rank, establishing identity, and maintaining decorum even amid tense circumstances.

What is happening in the narrative?

A prince of Virāṭa’s house comes near Arjuna (addressed as Pārtha) and offers respectful salutations, introducing himself by name as Bhūmiṃjaya/Uttara, thereby clarifying his identity within the unfolding events of Virāṭa’s court and campaign.