Shloka 14

Adhyāya 2: Nārada’s Disclosure—Karṇa’s Training and the Brahmin’s Curse (Śānti-parva)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तोउज्ञिरसां श्रेष्ठमामन्त्रय प्रतिपूज्य च । जगाम सहसा राम॑ महेन्द्र पर्वत॑ प्रति,उनके ऐसा कहने पर अंगिरागोत्रीय ब्राह्मणोंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रोणाचार्यकी आज्ञा ले उनका यथोचित सम्मान करके कर्ण सहसा महेन्द्र पर्वतपर परशुरामजीके पास चला गया

Transliteration

ity ukto ’ṅgirasāṁ śreṣṭham āmantarya pratipūjya ca | jagāma sahasā rāma mahendra-parvataṁ prati ||

Translation

Dijo Nārada: Así interpelado, Karṇa se despidió del más eminente entre los brahmanes Āṅgirasa (Droṇācārya), rindiéndole el debido honor, y partió de inmediato hacia el monte Mahendra para acercarse a Paraśurāma.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been told/addressed

अङ्गिरसाम्of the Angirases (descendants of Aṅgiras)

श्रेष्ठम्the best, the foremost

आमन्त्र्यhaving taken leave / having requested permission

प्रतिपूज्यhaving duly honored

चand

जगामwent

सहसाsuddenly, quickly

रामःRāma (Paraśurāma)

महेन्द्रपर्वतम्to Mount Mahendra

प्रतिtowards

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Karṇa

Droṇācārya

Paraśurāma

Mahendra-parvata (Mount Mahendra)

Āṅgirasa (Aṅgiras lineage/gotra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the importance of proper conduct toward one’s teacher (seeking permission and offering respect), while also pointing to a deeper ethical issue: the pursuit of extraordinary power or knowledge must align with truthfulness and rightful eligibility, otherwise it creates moral and karmic tension.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being spoken to, Karṇa respectfully takes leave of Droṇācārya—described as foremost among the Āṅgirasa Brahmins—and immediately travels toward Mount Mahendra to seek Paraśurāma, aiming to obtain advanced martial instruction.