Shloka 27
धर्मरहस्योपदेशः
Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury
Devanagari script
एतच्छुत्वा तु वचन राधेयस्यामितौजस:
Transliteration
etac chrutvā tu vacanaṁ rādheyasyāmitaujaḥ
Translation
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു: അമിതൗജസ്സായ മഹാബലവാൻ രാധേയന്റെ ഈ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ അവൻ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.
Word by Word
एतत्this (thing/statement)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā), Non-finite
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
वचनम्speech/words
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
राधेयस्यof Rādheya (Karna)
राधेयस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootराधेय
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अमितौजसःthe one of immeasurable might
अमितौजसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअमितौजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaR
Rādhēya (Karna)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
The verse highlights attentive reception of counsel and the transition from hearing to decisive action—an ethical hinge in epic warfare where strength must be guided by discernment and duty.
Sañjaya narrates that Karna (Rādhēya), described as of immeasurable prowess, has just heard someone’s statement and is poised to respond, signaling a shift to Karna’s reaction and ensuing action in the battle episode.