Shloka 30

Śānti-parva Adhyāya 3: Karṇa’s training under Rāma Jāmadagnya and the Bhārgava restriction on the Brahmāstra

Devanagari script

यस्मान्मिथ्योपचरितो हास्त्रलो भादिह त्वया । तस्मादेतद्ि ते मूढ ब्रह्मास्त्रं प्रतिभास्यति

Transliteration

yasmān mithyopacarito hāstralo bhād iha tvayā | tasmād etad i te mūḍha brahmāstraṃ pratibhāsyati ||

Translation

Karena di sini engkau, didorong oleh loba akan senjata, telah bertindak dengan kepalsuan dan cara yang tak patut, maka, wahai orang dungu, Brahmāstra ini akan berbalik dan menampakkan diri melawanmu.

Word by Word

यस्मात्because of which/from which

मिथ्याfalsely, wrongly

उपचरितःtreated/used (applied) improperly

अस्त्रलोपःloss/forgetting of the weapon (astra)

आदिहyou have given/caused

त्वयाby you

तस्मात्therefore/from that

एतत्this

हिindeed/for

तेto you/for you

मूढO deluded one

ब्रह्मास्त्रम्the Brahmā-weapon (Brahmāstra)

प्रतिभास्यतिwill appear/manifest (against you)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Brahmāstra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power—especially sacred or extraordinary power—demands correct discipline and truthful, proper practice. When handled wrongly (mithyā-upacāra), it rebounds upon the user, showing that adharma and negligence carry self-destructive consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada warns the addressed person that, because the weapon has been improperly handled, the Brahmāstra will not serve as intended; instead it will manifest against the very one who tried to wield it, turning the act into a punishment and a moral lesson.