Shloka 27

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

मा च ते भयमपद्यास्तु राजन्नर्जुनसम्भवम्‌

Transliteration

mā ca te bhayam apadyāstu rājann arjuna-sambhavam

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, do not let fear arise in you on account of Arjuna (and what proceeds from him).”

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: for you / of you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अपद्य: may (it) befall / arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Aorist (injunctive/imperative sense with prohibitive मा), 3rd, Singular

• अस्तु: let (it) be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अर्जुनसम्भवम्: arising from Arjuna / caused by Arjuna
• अर्जुनसम्भवम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्जुन-सम्भव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• King Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse urges restraint of fear and steadiness of mind in crisis: a ruler should not be overwhelmed by anxiety about an opponent’s prowess, but remain composed and discerning.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reassures the king not to succumb to fear prompted by Arjuna’s actions or the consequences arising from Arjuna’s prowess in the war.