Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

कुरुष्वाद्यात्मनो गुप्तिं कस्ते गोप्ता गते मयि

Transliteration

kuruṣvādya ātmano guptiṁ kas te goptā gate mayi

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Make your own protection today; when I am gone, who will be your protector?”

Word by Word

• कुरुष्व: do (you), make
• कुरुष्व: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2nd, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• आत्मनः: of yourself
• आत्मनः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• गुप्तिम्: protection, guarding
• गुप्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुप्ति
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• गोप्ता: protector, guardian
• गोप्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप्तृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• गते: when (I am) gone
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गतौ) → गत (क्त)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• मयि: in me / with respect to me
• मयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: locative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses prudent self-guarding and responsibility: one should not depend entirely on a single supporter or advisor, because human help is impermanent; therefore one must arrange one’s own safeguards in time.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, speaking to his royal listener, urges immediate precaution—warning that if Sañjaya is no longer present, there may be no one left to protect or guide, so the king must secure himself without delay.