Shloka 293

धर्मरहस्योपदेशः

Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury

Devanagari script

स वै सम्पत्स्यते कर्ण सत्यमेतद्‌ ब्रवीमि ते । “कर्ण! तुम्हारे हृदयमें चिरकालसे जो अभीष्ट मनोरथ संचित है, वह निश्चय ही सफल होगा, यह मैं तुमसे सत्य कहता हूँ

Transliteration

sa vai sampatsyate karṇa satyam etad bravīmi te |

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ കർണാ, അത് തീർച്ചയായും സംഭവിക്കും; ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് സത്യമായി പറയുന്നു. നിന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ദീർഘകാലമായി സൂക്ഷിച്ചിരുന്ന പ്രിയ അഭീഷ്ട മനോരഥം നിർബന്ധമായും സഫലമാകും.

Word by Word

• {'saḥ': 'he/that (referring to the intended outcome or wish)', 'vai': 'indeed, surely (emphatic particle)', 'sampatsyate': 'will succeed

• will come to fruition', 'karṇa': 'O Karṇa (vocative address)', 'satyam': 'truth

• truly', 'etat': 'this', 'bravīmi': 'I say

• I declare', 'te': 'to you'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes truthful assurance and the power of steadfast resolve: a long-held intention is affirmed as destined to be fulfilled, highlighting the ethical weight of speaking truthfully while offering counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Karṇa directly, giving him a confident, truth-claimed assurance that his long-cherished objective will be accomplished, reinforcing Karṇa’s determination within the war context.