Shloka 10
भीष्मपातने कर्णविलापः | Karṇa’s Lament upon Seeing Bhīṣma Fallen
Devanagari script
00/वी00५ (0. न नूनं सुकृतस्येह फलं कश्चित् समश्लुते
Transliteration
na nūnaṁ sukṛtasyeha phalaṁ kaścit samaśnute
Translation
संजय बोले—निश्चय ही इस लोक में कोई भी अपने सत्कर्मों के फल का यथार्थ भाग नहीं पाता।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
नूनम्surely, indeed
नूनम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
सुकृतस्यof good deed/merit
सुकृतस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
इहhere, in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कश्चित्someone, anyone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समश्नुतेattains, obtains, enjoys
समश्नुते:
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (अश्नुते)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse expresses a crisis of faith in moral causality: even virtuous action (sukṛta) may appear unrewarded in the harsh realities of war, prompting reflection on how and when karmic results manifest.
Sañjaya, reporting events of the Drona Parva, utters a lament-like observation as the battle’s brutality intensifies, implying that the expected rewards of righteousness seem absent amid widespread destruction.