Shloka 38

Devanagari script

गन्धतैलावसिक्ताभि: काउचनीभि: सहसत्रश: | दीपिकाभि: कृतोद्योतं पश्यते वै वृषं तदा,उस समय सुगन्धित तेलसे भरे हुए सहस्रों सोनेके दीपक जलाकर प्रकाश किया गया था। उसी उजालेमें वे धर्मात्मा कर्णको देख रहे थे

Transliteration

gandhatailāvasiktābhiḥ kāñcanībhiḥ sahasraśaḥ | dīpikābhiḥ kṛtodyotaṃ paśyate vai vṛṣaṃ tadā ||

Translation

ໃນເວລານັ້ນ ມີການຈຸດໂຄມຄຳນັບພັນ ທີ່ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍນ້ຳມັນຫອມ ໃຫ້ສະຫວ່າງໄສຢ່າງຈ້າ. ໃນແສງນັ້ນ ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ເຫັນ ວຣິສະ (Karna) ວິລະຊົນຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຈທຳມະ.

Word by Word

गन्धतैलावसिक्ताभिःwith (lamps) anointed with fragrant oil

काञ्चनीभिःwith golden (lamps)

सहस्रशःby thousands; in thousands

दीपिकाभिःwith lamps

कृतोद्योतम्made bright; illuminated

पश्यतेsees

वैindeed

वृषम्the bull (hero); the excellent one

तदाthen; at that time

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vṛṣa (Karna)

golden lamps (kāñcanī dīpikāḥ)

fragrant oil (gandha-taila)

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?

The verse underscores how outward illumination (splendor, ceremonial light) can frame the recognition of inner worth: Karna is presented as a heroic figure seen in a setting of grandeur, while the narrative also signals ethical evaluation by calling him righteous-souled.

What is happening in the narrative?

A scene is being lit with thousands of golden lamps filled with fragrant oil, creating a bright spectacle; in that light, the onlookers behold Karna (here called Vṛṣa).