Shloka 276

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

Devanagari script

नस जातु महाबाहुर्भारमुद्यम्य सीदति | “महाराज! आज आपके मनमें अर्जुनके लिये भय नहीं होना चाहिये। वे महाबाहु किसी कार्यभारको उठा लेनेपर कभी शिथिल नहीं होते हैं

Transliteration

na sa jātu mahābāhur bhāram udyamya sīdati |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、今日、アルジュナのことで恐れを抱かれますな。あの剛腕の英雄は、ひとたび務めの重荷を引き受ければ、決して怯まず、決してその重みに沈むことはない。」

Word by Word

नnot

सःhe

जातुever, at any time

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

भारम्burden, load

उद्यम्यhaving lifted / having undertaken

सीदतिsinks, becomes weary, falters

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Arjuna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True strength is steadiness under responsibility: a capable person does not collapse after accepting a difficult duty, and leaders should not indulge in fear when relying on proven virtue and competence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reassures King Dhṛtarāṣṭra about Arjuna’s reliability in the ongoing battle, emphasizing that Arjuna, famed as ‘mighty-armed,’ does not lose heart once he has undertaken a task.