Shloka 836

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

कृप: शारद्वतस्तात हते कर्णे किमब्रवीत्‌ । तात! थधरनुर्वेदके आचार्य एवं रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ, गौतमवंशी, शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्यने कर्णके मारे जानेपर क्या कहा?

Transliteration

kṛpaḥ śāradvatastāta hate karṇe kim abravīt |

Translation

वैशंपायन म्हणाले— तात! कर्ण मारला गेल्यावर शारद्वत कृप काय बोलला? धनुर्वेदाचा आचार्य, रथींमध्ये श्रेष्ठ, गौतमवंशी शरद्वानपुत्र कृपाचार्याने कर्णनिधनावर काय म्हटले?

Word by Word

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शारद्वतः: son/descendant of Śaradvat (Śāradvata)
• शारद्वतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शारद्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: O dear (son), O dear one
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हते: when (he was) slain; upon being killed
• हते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कर्णे: in/when Karna (was slain)
• कर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Śaradvat
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a transition to post-battle reflection: after a major warrior’s death, the words of an elder (Kṛpa) matter as ethical guidance—how one should interpret loss, duty, and the consequences of choices in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana signals that Karṇa has been killed and prompts the next episode by asking what Kṛpa (Śāradvata) said in response, preparing the listener for Kṛpa’s reaction, counsel, or assessment.