Shloka 58

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच कर्णमासाद्य संग्रामे दिष्ट्या जीवति फाल्गुन:

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca karṇam āsādya saṅgrāme diṣṭyā jīvati phālgunaḥ

Translation

Vyāsa said: “Having encountered Karṇa in the battle, Phālguna (Arjuna) is, by good fortune, still alive.”

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyasa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having approached / having encountered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately / by good luck
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिष्टि

• जीवति: lives / is alive
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Karṇa
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the precariousness of life in dharmic warfare: even the greatest heroes survive not only by skill but also by diṣṭi—fortune or destiny’s allotment—inviting humility amid martial pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa, as narrator, remarks that Arjuna (Phālguna) has faced Karṇa in the thick of battle and yet remains alive—highlighting Karṇa’s formidable danger and the intensity of their confrontation.