Shloka 22

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

।। त्वं च सर्वस्त्रिविद्‌ वीर: सर्वविद्यास्त्रपारग:

Transliteration

tvaṁ ca sarvāstravid vīraḥ sarvavidyāstrapāragaḥ

Translation

Et toi aussi, ô héros, tu connais toutes les sortes d’armes, et tu es un maître qui a franchi jusqu’à la « rive lointaine » de toutes les branches du savoir et des disciplines guerrières—assurance d’une compétence entière, donnée au cœur de la pression morale et stratégique de la guerre.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• सर्वास्त्रविद्: knower of all weapons
• सर्वास्त्रविद्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वास्त्रविद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वीरः: hero, brave man
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वविद्यास्त्रपारगः: one who has mastered all sciences and weapons
• सर्वविद्यास्त्रपारगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वविद्यास्त्रपारग
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of complete preparedness: true leadership in crisis requires mastery of both knowledge (vidyā) and practical capability (astra). It also shows how praise and recognition are used as counsel to strengthen resolve and responsibility in a dharmically fraught war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events of the Kurukṣetra war, describes or conveys an address that emphasizes a warrior’s comprehensive expertise—portraying the addressee as fully trained in weapons and learning, thereby framing expectations for decisive action in the ongoing battle.