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Shloka 98

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

सूर्याच्च कुन्तिकन्याया जज्ञे कर्णो महाबल: । सहजं कवचं बिश्रत्‌ कुण्डलो द्योतितानन:

sūryācca kuntikanyāyā jajñe karṇo mahābalaḥ | sahajaṃ kavacaṃ bibhrat kuṇḍalo dyotitānanaḥ ||

સૂર્યથી અને કન્યા કુંતીથી મહાબળી કર્ણ જન્મ્યો. તે જન્મથી જ સહજ કવચ ધારણ કરતો હતો, અને જન્મજાત કુંડળોની કાંતિથી તેનું મુખ તેજસ્વી હતું.

सूर्यात्from the Sun
सूर्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुन्ति-कन्यायाःof Kunti's daughter (i.e., of Kunti, the maiden)
कुन्ति-कन्यायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ति-कन्या
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
जज्ञेwas born
जज्ञे:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबलःvery strong, mighty
महाबलः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहजम्innate, inborn
सहजम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसहज
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कवचम्armor
कवचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकवच
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बिभ्रत्bearing, wearing
बिभ्रत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
FormPresent active (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कुण्डलेearrings (pair)
कुण्डले:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्डल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
द्योतित-आननःwhose face was shining/illuminated
द्योतित-आननः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्योतित-आनन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

दाश उवाच

S
Sūrya
K
Kuntī (Kuntikanyā)
K
Karṇa
K
kavaca (natural armor)
K
kuṇḍala (earrings)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how extraordinary endowments and social circumstances can diverge: Karṇa is divinely born and naturally protected, yet his later life will be shaped by secrecy, recognition, and ethical choices. It frames a recurring Mahābhārata concern—how destiny and personal conduct interact in forming dharma.

Daśa narrates Karṇa’s origin: Kuntī, while still a maiden, bears a son through Sūrya. The child is born with innate armor and shining earrings, signaling his divine paternity and exceptional power.