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Shloka 29

Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply

कर्ण उवाच नैवमायुष्मता वाच्यं यन्मामात्थ पितामह । क्षत्रधर्मे स्थितो हास्मि स्वधर्मादनपेयिवान्‌,कर्ण बोला--पितामह! आपने मेरे प्रति जिन शब्दोंका प्रयोग किया है, वे अनुचित हैं। आप-जैसे वृद्ध पुरुषको ऐसी बातें मुँहसे नहीं निकालनी चाहिये। मैं क्षत्रियधर्ममें स्थित हूँ और अपने धर्मसे कभी भ्रष्ट नहीं हुआ हूँ

karṇa uvāca naivam āyuṣmatā vācyaṃ yan mām āttha pitāmaha | kṣatradharme sthito hāsmi svadharmād anapeyivān ||

Karna berkata: “Kakek, kata-kata yang engkau ucapkan tentang diriku tidaklah pantas. Seorang sesepuh yang mulia sepertimu tidak seharusnya melontarkan celaan demikian. Aku teguh berdiri dalam dharma seorang kshatriya, dan tak pernah menyimpang dari kewajibanku.”

[{'term''na evam', 'definition': 'not in this way
[{'term':
not like this'}, {'term''āyuṣmatā', 'definition': 'by the venerable one
not like this'}, {'term':
by one endowed with long life (a respectful address to an elder)'}, {'term''vācyaṃ', 'definition': 'to be said
by one endowed with long life (a respectful address to an elder)'}, {'term':
fit to be spoken'}, {'term''yat', 'definition': 'that which
fit to be spoken'}, {'term':
the fact that'}, {'term''mām', 'definition': 'to me
the fact that'}, {'term':
me'}, {'term''āttha', 'definition': 'you said
me'}, {'term':
you spoke (2nd person perfect of √ah)'}, {'term''pitāmaha', 'definition': 'grandfather
you spoke (2nd person perfect of √ah)'}, {'term':
an honorific for Bhīṣma'}, {'term''kṣatra-dharma', 'definition': 'the duty/ethos of the warrior-ruler class
an honorific for Bhīṣma'}, {'term':
kshatriya code'}, {'term''sthitaḥ', 'definition': 'standing
kshatriya code'}, {'term':
steadfast'}, {'term''ha', 'definition': 'indeed
steadfast'}, {'term':
emphatic particle'}, {'term''asmi', 'definition': 'I am'}, {'term': 'sva-dharma', 'definition': 'one’s own duty
emphatic particle'}, {'term':
one’s rightful role-based obligation'}, {'term''anapeyivān', 'definition': 'not having departed
one’s rightful role-based obligation'}, {'term':

कर्ण उवाच

K
Karna
B
Bhishma (Pitamaha)