Shloka 393
Devanagari script
तद्वद् भूतिलये स्नात्वा कथं स्वर्ग गमिष्यति । “युगन्धर नगरमें दूध पीकर अच्युतस्थल नामक नगरमें एक रात रहकर तथा भूतिलयमें स्नान करके मनुष्य कैसे स्वर्गमें जायगा?”
Transliteration
tadvat bhūtilaye snātvā kathaṃ svarga gamiṣyati |
Translation
カルナは懐疑をこめて言った。「ただブーティラヤで沐浴するだけで、人はどうして天界に至れようか。真の功徳や行い、倫理の責めを離れて、救いがたった一つの儀礼に縮められるというのか。」
Word by Word
तद्वत्likewise, in the same way
तद्वत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्वत्
भूतिलयेin Bhūtilaya (place-name)
भूतिलये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूतिलय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
स्वर्गम्to heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गमिष्यतिwill go
गमिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormSimple Future (लृट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaB
BhūtilayaS
SvargaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse voices a critique of mechanical religiosity: Karna implies that heaven is not gained by a single external rite alone, but should be grounded in genuine merit, disciplined conduct, and dharmic living.
In Karna’s speech, he challenges a claim about the efficacy of a particular tīrtha-bath (Bhūtilaya), questioning how such an act by itself could guarantee ascent to svarga.