Shloka 676

Devanagari script

रोचितो भवता सार्थ जानतापि बल तव । “कुन्तीनन्दन! तुम्हारे बलको जानते हुए भी दुर्योधनने कर्णका भरोसा करके ही तुम्हारे साथ युद्ध छेड़ना पसंद किया है

Transliteration

rocito bhavatā sārtha jñānatāpi bala tava | kuntīnandana! tvad-balaṃ jñātvāpi duryodhanena karṇa-bharosāyaiva tvayā saha yuddhaṃ chettum iṣṭam |

Translation

Sanjaya berkata: “Wahai putra Kunti, meski mengetahui kekuatanmu, Duryodhana memilih memicu perang denganmu, bersandar semata pada Karna.”

Word by Word

• रोचितः: approved/liked/considered proper
• रोचितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सार्थ: O companion/ally
• सार्थ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जानता: knowing
• जानता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• बल: strength
• बल: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Kuntinandana (Arjuna)
• Duryodhana
• Karna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of pride and misplaced reliance: even when an opponent’s strength is known, one may still choose conflict out of overconfidence in an ally. It implicitly contrasts prudent restraint with ego-driven escalation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya addresses Arjuna (Kuntinandana), explaining that Duryodhana, despite knowing Arjuna’s power, has decided to engage in war because he is banking on Karna’s support and prowess.