Shloka 84

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

यदा शरशतै: पार्थो दर्प तव वधिष्यति । तदा त्वमन्तरं द्रष्टा आत्मनश्लार्जुनस्य च

Transliteration

yadā śaraśataiḥ pārtho darpaṃ tava vadhiṣyati | tadā tvam antaraṃ draṣṭā ātmanaś cārjunasya ca ||

Translation

Apabila Pārtha (Arjuna) menghancurkan keangkuhanmu dengan ratusan anak panah, maka engkau sendiri akan melihat betapa jauhnya perbezaan antara dirimu dan Arjuna.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• शरशतैः: with hundreds of arrows
• शरशतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-शत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दर्पम्: pride
• दर्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• वधिष्यति: will slay/destroy
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अन्तरम्: difference
• अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रष्टा: will be a seer/observer (will see)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Agent noun (tṛc), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मनः: of yourself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

काक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• काक (Kāka)
• पार्थ / अर्जुन (Pārtha / Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse cautions against darpa (arrogance): true worth is revealed by action and capability, and pride is inevitably humbled when confronted by superior discipline and skill.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kāka addresses an opponent (implied ‘you’) and predicts that Arjuna will shatter that person’s pride with a storm of arrows, after which the opponent will recognize the real disparity between himself and Arjuna.