Shloka 100

Devanagari script

कर्ण तु सर्वभूतानि पूजयामासुरञ्जसा । यदवप्लुत्य जग्राह देवसृष्टां महाशनिम्‌,उस समय वहाँ सम्पूर्ण प्राणी कर्णकी प्रशंसा करने लगे; क्योंकि उसने महादेवजीकी बनायी हुई उस विशाल अशनिको अनायास ही उछलकर पकड़ लिया था

Transliteration

karṇa tu sarvabhūtāni pūjayāmāsurañjasā | yad avaplutya jagrāha devasṛṣṭāṃ mahāśanim ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then all beings readily began to praise Karṇa, for he had leapt up and effortlessly seized that mighty thunderbolt-like weapon fashioned by the god (Mahādeva). The moment underscores how martial prowess, when displayed without hesitation, wins public acclaim—even amid the moral turbulence of war.

Word by Word

कर्णम्Karna (as object)

तुbut/indeed

सर्वभूतानिall beings/creatures

पूजयामासुःthey honored/praised

अञ्जसाeasily/straightaway

यत्because he who/for he

अवप्लुत्यhaving leapt up/sprung

जग्राहhe seized/caught

देवसृष्टाम्created by a god (divinely made)

महाशनिम्the great thunderbolt/weapon (aśani)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

स

संजय (Sañjaya)

क

कर्ण (Karṇa)

म

महादेव/देव (Mahādeva/Deva—implied as the maker)

म

महाशनि (Mahāśani—mighty thunderbolt-like weapon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how visible courage and competence in crisis quickly generate collective admiration. Ethically, it also invites reflection on how public praise often follows power and success, even when the broader context is a destructive war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Karṇa, by springing up and catching a formidable thunderbolt-like weapon said to be fashioned by Mahādeva, astonishes onlookers; consequently, all beings present praise and honor him.