Shloka 9
Gaṅgā-tīra Udaka-kriyā and Kuntī’s Disclosure of Karṇa’s Maternity
Strī-parva, Adhyāya 27
यो व्यराजच्च भूमध्ये दिवाकर इव प्रभु: । प्रत्ययुध्यत व: सर्वान् पुरा य:ः सपदानुगान्
yo vyarājac ca bhūmadhye divākara iva prabhuḥ | pratyayudhyata vaḥ sarvān purā yaḥ sapadānugān ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຜູ້ນັ້ນ—ເຈົ້ານາຍຜູ້ມີອຳນາດຍິ່ງ—ຜູ້ເຄີຍສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງຢູ່ກາງແຜ່ນດິນດັ່ງດວງອາທິດ ແລະໃນກ່ອນໜ້ານັ້ນເຄີຍຕໍ່ສູ້ກັບພວກເຈົ້າທັງໝົດ ແມ່ນແຕ່ເມື່ອພວກເຈົ້າມີຜູ້ຕິດຕາມ ແລະຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້ຄອຍໜຸນຫຼັງ.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how worldly brilliance and martial supremacy—likened to the sun—can still pass into loss and grief; it invites reflection on the impermanence of power and the heavy moral cost of war.
Vaiśampāyana recalls a formidable hero who once dominated the world and even fought all the opposing warriors despite their support; the line functions as a remembrance of past prowess amid the sorrowful aftermath described in the Strī Parva.