Shloka 11

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

न चापि तस्य क्रुद्धस्य वाष्णेयस्य महात्मन:

Transliteration

na cāpi tasya kruddhasya vāṣṇeyasya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

ശല്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ആ മഹാത്മാവായ വൃഷ്ണിവംശീയൻ ക്രുദ്ധനായാൽ, അവന്റെ ശക്തിയെ തടയാൻ ആരുമില്ല.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• क्रुद्धस्य: of the angry one
• क्रुद्धस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• वाष्णेयस्य: of the Vāṣṇeya (descendant of Vृष्णि; i.e., Kṛṣṇa)
• वाष्णेयस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाष्णेय
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Vāṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the moral weight of righteous power: when a truly great person is provoked, their anger is not petty but formidable, and others should avoid actions that awaken such destructive force—especially in a war setting where restraint and counsel are ethically crucial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya, speaking amid the tense counsel and taunts of the Karṇa Parva, refers to Vāṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa) and emphasizes how overwhelming Kṛṣṇa’s power becomes when he is angered—serving as a warning and a reminder of Kṛṣṇa’s decisive influence in the conflict.