Shloka 14

कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

अंशुमान्‌ भोजराजस्तु सहसैन्यो महारथ:

Transliteration

aṁśumān bhojarājas tu sahasainyo mahārathaḥ

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ກະສັດແຫ່ງໂພຊະ ອັມຊຸມານ—ມະຫາຣະຖະ (ນັກຮົບລົດສົງຄາມຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່)—ໄດ້ກ້າວໜ້າມາພ້ອມກອງທັບນັບເປັນພັນ; ສະແດງເຖິງແຮງສົ່ງຂອງສົງຄາມທີ່ກຳລັງພອງຕົວ, ເມື່ອໜ້າທີ່ຂອງກະສັດ ແລະຈິດໃຈອັນແນ່ວແນ່ໃນການຮົບ ຜັກດັນໃຫ້ຜູ້ນຳຕ້ອງທຸ່ມກຳລັງ ແມ່ນຈະຮູ້ວ່າຄ່າແລກຈະໜັກໜ່ວງພຽງໃດກໍຕາມ.

Word by Word

• अंशुमान्: radiant; shining
• अंशुमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंशुमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भोजराजः: the king of the Bhojas
• भोजराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but; indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सहसैन्यः: having an army; accompanied by troops
• सहसैन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहसैन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: a great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Aṁśumān
• Bhoja king (Bhojarāja)
• army (sena)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the kṣatriya ideal of leadership in war: a king is expected to stand at the forefront as a mahāratha and commit resources decisively. Ethically, it highlights the tension between duty-bound resolve and the human cost implied by mobilizing vast forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Bhoja king Aṁśumān, renowned as a great chariot-warrior, is present/advancing with a large contingent. It is a battlefield notice marking the arrival or deployment of a significant royal fighter and his troops.