Shloka 35

Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī

Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः

Devanagari script

सतं नादं भृशार्तानां श्रुत्वापि बलिनां वर: । न प्राच्यवदमेयात्मा शक्तिमुद्यम्प चानदत्‌

Transliteration

sataṁ nādaṁ bhṛśārtānāṁ śrutvāpi balināṁ varaḥ | na prācyavad ameyātmā śaktim udyamya cānadan |

Translation

ມາຣະກັນເດຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເຖິງແມ່ນໄດ້ຍິນສຽງຮ້ອງອັນດັງກ້ອງຂອງຜູ້ທຸກທໍລະມານຢ່າງຫນັກ ເຈົ້າຊາຍ—ຜູ້ເປັນເລີດໃນຫມູ່ຜູ້ແຂງແກ່ງ—ກໍບໍ່ຫວັ່ນໄຫວ. ດ້ວຍພະລັງໃຈອັນຫາຂອບເຂດບໍ່ໄດ້ ລາວຍົກອາວຸດສະກຕິ(ຫອກ) ແລ້ວຮ້ອງສຽງດັ່ງສິງຫາ ຢືນຢັນຄວາມກ້າຫານຢ່າງໝັ້ນຄົງ»។

Word by Word

• सतं: loud/strong
• सतं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नादम्: roar, cry, sound
• नादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भृश: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृश

• आर्तानाम्: of the distressed/afflicted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• बलिनाम्: of the strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best, the foremost
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्राच्यवत्: as before, in the former manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राच्यवत्

• अमेयात्मा: one whose self/strength is immeasurable
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेय-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्तिम्: spear, javelin (śakti-weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उद्यम्य: having lifted/raised
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-यम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनदत्: roared, sounded (a roar)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• kumāra (the prince/young hero)
• śakti (spear/javelin weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadiness under distress: a true hero does not become unsettled by others’ cries but responds with composed strength and readiness to protect—an expression of kṣatriya-dharma and inner mastery.

What is happening in the narrative?

A young prince hears a terrifying, anguished outcry. Rather than panicking, he raises his śakti (spear) and gives a lion-like roar, signaling resolve and preparedness to confront the danger.