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Shloka 10

कर्णेन सैन्यस्थापनं तथा नानायुद्धसमवायः

Karna Reforms the Host and Multiple Duels Converge

“उस देशमें मैंने इस प्रकार धर्मसंकरता फैलानेवाली बातें सुनीं। सारी पृथ्वीमें घूमकर केवल बाहीक देशमें ही मुझे धर्मके विपरीत आचार-व्यवहार दिखायी दिया” ।। हन्त शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते । यदप्यन्यो5ब्रवीद्‌ वाक्‍्यं वाहीकानां च कुत्सितम्‌,शल्य! ये सब बातें जान लो। अभी और कहता हूँ। एक दूसरे यात्रीने भी बाहीकोंके सम्बन्धमें जो घृणित बातें बतायी थीं, उन्हें सुनो--

hanta śalya vijānīhi, hanta bhūyo bravīmi te | yad apy anyo ’bravīd vākyaṃ vāhīkānāṃ ca kutsitam ||

Karna dijo: «Escucha, Shalya, y entiende; volveré a hablarte. Oye también el vil relato que otro viajero contó una vez acerca de los Vāhīkas.» En este pasaje, Karna enmarca su denuncia como una advertencia fundada en el dharma: tras recorrer ampliamente, afirma haber visto una conducta contraria a las normas justas precisamente en el país de los Vāhīkas, e insta a Shalya a tomar nota de tales testimonios.

हन्तindeed!/come!/alas!
हन्त:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहन्त
शल्यO Shalya
शल्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशल्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विजानीहिknow/understand
विजानीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
हन्तindeed!/furthermore!
हन्त:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहन्त
भूयःagain/further
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
ब्रवीमिI say/speak
ब्रवीमि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अन्यःanother (person)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाक्यम्a statement/words
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाहीकानाम्of the Vahikas
वाहीकानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवाहीक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुत्सितम्disgraceful/vile
कुत्सितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकुत्सित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

कर्ण उवाच

K
Karna
S
Shalya
V
Vahika (Bahlika/Vāhīka) country
A
another traveler (anyaḥ yātrikaḥ implied)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how moral judgment is advanced through reported speech: Karna appeals to ‘dharma’ by presenting testimony (a traveler’s report) as evidence of conduct he deems contrary to righteous norms, urging Shalya to recognize and reject such adharma.

During the Karna–Shalya exchange, Karna continues a denunciation of the Vahika region and its customs. He calls Shalya’s attention and says he will add more, introducing an additional account attributed to another traveler describing the Vahikas in contemptuous terms.