Shloka 39

Devanagari script

कनकोकत्तमसंकाशो ज्वलन्निव विभावसु: । स शान्तः पुरुषव्यात्र पार्थसायकवारिणा

Transliteration

kanakottama-saṅkāśo jvalann iva vibhāvasuḥ | sa śāntaḥ puruṣavyāghra pārtha-sāyaka-vāriṇā ||

Translation

ຊາລະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ເສືອໃນຫມູ່ມະນຸດ, ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ! ກັນນະ ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດັ່ງຄຳອັນປະເສີດ ແລະລຸກໂຊດດັ່ງໄຟ. ແຕ່ວີລະບຸລຸດຜູ້ລຸກໂຊດນັ້ນ ຖືກດັບລົງໂດຍຝົນລູກສອນຂອງປາຣຖະ (ອາຣຈຸນ) ດັ່ງນ້ຳ».

Word by Word

• कनकोत्तमसंकाशः: having the splendor of excellent gold
• कनकोत्तमसंकाशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक + उत्तम + संकाश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्वलन्: blazing
• ज्वलन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• विभावसुः: fire (Agni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तः: quenched/appeased
• Type: Verb
• Root: शम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + व्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पार्थसायकवारिणा: by the water of Partha's arrows
• पार्थसायकवारिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ + सायक + वारि
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• नरव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + व्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नरेश: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Karna
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• arrows (sāyaka)
• fire/sun (vibhāvasu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Martial brilliance and worldly splendor, however radiant, are not permanent; in war they can be extinguished by stronger force, skill, and the unfolding of destiny—highlighting the fragility of pride and the inevitability of consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya describes Karna’s former blazing radiance—like fire or the sun—and states that it was ‘quenched’ by Arjuna’s arrows, using the metaphor of water extinguishing flame to depict Karna’s defeat.