Shloka 66

Devanagari script

भयं मे वै जायते साधथ्वसं च दृष्टवा कृष्णावेकरथे समेती

Transliteration

bhayaṃ me vai jāyate sādhv-asaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇāv ekarathe sametī

Translation

Dijo Karna: «Un temor verdadero nace en mí cuando contemplo a Krishna y a Arjuna avanzando juntos en un mismo carro.»

Word by Word

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• जायते: arises / is born
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• साधु: well; truly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु

• अथ: then; and now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• त्रासम्: terror; fright
• त्रासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• कृष्णौ: the two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)
• कृष्णौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• एकरथे: in one chariot
• एकरथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकरथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समेती: comes together; approaches
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the greatest warrior recognizes that power is not only in weapons but in the union of skill with righteous purpose and higher guidance; such alignment can inspire fear in opponents and humility in oneself.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Karṇa Parva battle context, Karna observes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna advancing together on the same chariot and admits that this sight produces genuine fear in him, signaling the formidable challenge posed by their combined presence.