Shloka 25

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

यथा हि कृष्णेन बलं धार्य वै फाल्गुने हते

Transliteration

yathā hi kṛṣṇena balaṃ dhārya vai phālgune hate

Translation

ഫാൽഗുനൻ (അർജുനൻ) വീണാൽ കൃഷ്ണൻ തന്നെയാണ് ബലം താങ്ങുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बलम्: strength/army
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धार्य: to be sustained/held up
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Gerundive (यत्/ण्यत्-type; ‘to be borne/held’), Passive sense, Accusative, Singular, Neuter

• वै: indeed/surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• फाल्गुने: in/when (the) Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हते: when slain/when killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the idea that true strength is upheld by Kṛṣṇa’s sustaining presence; even a great warrior’s power is not merely personal prowess but depends on divine support and right alignment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing the battle situation and begins a comparison: as Kṛṣṇa sustains strength, so too in the event that Phālguna (Arjuna) is struck down or brought low—setting up a consequential point in the surrounding narration.