Shloka 4

अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञातं महावीर्य रामेणास्त्रे सुदुर्जयम्‌ । अग्र्यं सर्वस्य लोकस्य रथिनं लोकविश्रुतम्‌

Transliteration

anujñātaṁ mahāvīrya rāmeṇāstre sudurjayam | agryaṁ sarvasya lokasya rathinaṁ lokaviśrutam

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai yang perkasa, dia telah diberi izin oleh Rāma (Paraśurāma) untuk menggunakan suatu senjata yang amat sukar ditundukkan. Dia masyhur di seluruh dunia sebagai kesatria kereta perang yang utama, terkenal di kalangan semua manusia.”

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञातम्: permitted, granted
• अनुज्ञातम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा (धातु) → अनुज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• महावीर्येण: by/with great prowess
• महावीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अस्त्रे: in/with the weapon (missile)
• अस्त्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सुदुर्जयम्: very hard to conquer
• सुदुर्जयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुर्जय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अग्र्यम्: foremost, excellent
• अग्र्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• लोकस्य: of the world/people
• लोकस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रथिनम्: charioteer, warrior in a chariot
• रथिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लोकविश्रुतम्: renowned in the world
• लोकविश्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकविश्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• astra (divine weapon/weapon-lore)
• rathin (chariot-warrior)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how mastery and authorization in weapon-lore (astra-vidyā), especially from a revered teacher like Paraśurāma, can make a warrior formidable; it also cautions that worldly fame and technical power strongly shape the moral and strategic stakes of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira describes an opponent’s exceptional status: trained/authorized by Paraśurāma in a hard-to-counter astra and celebrated as a foremost chariot-warrior, emphasizing the danger and renown of the figure being discussed.