Shloka 5

Kuntī–Sūrya-saṃvāda: Autonomy, Reputation, and the Promise of Karṇa

Devanagari script

ततस्तं देशमागम्य कृतकर्मा विभीषण: । बोधयामास तौ वीरी प्रज्ञास्त्रेण प्रबोधितो,तदनन्तर अपने कर्तव्य कर्मको पूरा करके विभीषण उस स्थानपर आये। उन्होंने प्रज्ञास्त्रद्वारा उन दोनों वीरोंको होशमें लाकर जगाया

Transliteration

tatas taṃ deśam āgamya kṛtakarmā vibhīṣaṇaḥ | bodhayāmāsa tau vīrau prajñāstreṇa prabodhitaḥ ||

Translation

അനന്തരം തന്റെ കർത്തവ്യം നിർവഹിച്ചു വിഭീഷണൻ ആ സ്ഥലത്തെത്തി, പ്രജ്ഞാസ്ത്രം പ്രയോഗിച്ച് ആ രണ്ടു വീരന്മാരെ ബോധത്തിലാക്കി ഉണർത്തി।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तम्that (him/it)

देशम्place, region

आगम्यhaving come/arrived

कृतकर्माone who has done his duty / accomplished his task

विभीषणःVibhīṣaṇa

बोधयामासawakened, roused

तौthose two (them)

वीरौtwo heroes

प्रज्ञास्त्रेणby the Prajñā-weapon (name of an astra)

प्रबोधितःhaving been awakened/roused

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vibhīṣaṇa

Prajñā-astra

the two heroes (tau vīrau)

that place (taṃ deśam)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as timely completion of one’s assigned duty (kṛtakarmā) and the restrained, beneficial use of power—here, an astra is employed to restore awareness rather than to injure, suggesting that capability should serve protection and right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After finishing his task, Vibhīṣaṇa arrives at a particular location and uses the Prajñā-astra to bring two warriors back to consciousness, awakening them from a state of stupor or unconsciousness.