Shloka 8

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

अनागतमत्तिक्रान्तं वेद कृष्णोडपि तत्त्वतः,क्योंकि श्रीकृष्ण भी भूत और भविष्यको यथार्थरूपसे जानते हैं। भारत! इस विषयको अच्छी तरह जानकर ही रुद्रके सारथि ब्रह्माजीके समान श्रीकृष्ण पार्थके सारथि बने हुए हैं

Transliteration

anāgatam atikrāntaṃ veda kṛṣṇo ’pi tattvataḥ | bhārata etad viṣayaṃ suṣṭhu jñātvāiva rudrasārathir brahmā iva śrīkṛṣṇaḥ pārthasya sārathir babhūva ||

Translation

Śalya berkata: “Kṛṣṇa juga mengetahui dengan sebenar-benarnya apa yang belum datang dan apa yang telah berlalu. Wahai Bhārata, justeru kerana memahami perkara ini dengan tuntas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa—seperti Brahmā yang menjadi sais kepada Rudra—telah menjadi sais kepada Pārtha (Arjuna).”

Word by Word

अनागतम्the future (what has not come)

अतिक्रान्तम्the past (what has passed)

वेदknows

कृष्णःKrishna

अपिalso/even

तत्त्वतःin truth; correctly; as it really is

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śalya

Kṛṣṇa

Bhārata (addressed person, i.e., Duryodhana in context)

Rudra (Śiva)

Brahmā

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights Kṛṣṇa’s comprehensive, truthful knowledge of time—past and future—and implies that his role as Arjuna’s charioteer is a deliberate, providential choice grounded in insight, not mere friendship or chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses a Bhārata prince (contextually Duryodhana) and explains why Kṛṣṇa serves as Arjuna’s charioteer: because Kṛṣṇa understands the deeper course of events, just as Brahmā is traditionally likened to Rudra’s charioteer in divine contexts.