Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणो वेदविद्‌ भूत्वा सूर्यो योगर्द्धिरूपवान्‌ | हितार्थमब्रवीत्‌ कर्ण सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वच:,उस समय उन्होंने वेदवेत्ता ब्राह्मणका रूप धारण कर रखा था। उनका स्वरूप योग- समृद्धिसे सम्पन्न था। उन्होंने कर्णके हितके लिये उसे समझाते हुए इस प्रकार कहा --[

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | brāhmaṇo vedavid bhūtvā sūryo yogarddhirūpavān | hitārtham abravīt karṇa sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dengan menyamar sebagai seorang brāhmaṇa yang mengetahui Veda, Surya—berwibawa dengan kekuatan agung hasil pencapaian yoga—berkata kepada Karṇa demi kebaikannya, terlebih dahulu dengan kata-kata yang menenangkan.

Word by Word

ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin

वेदवित्knower of the Veda

भूत्वाhaving become

सूर्यःthe Sun (god)

योगऋद्धिरूपवान्possessing a form endowed with yogic prosperity/power

हितार्थम्for (his) benefit; for a beneficial purpose

अब्रवीत्said; spoke

कर्णम्to Karna (as the one addressed)

सान्त्वपूर्वम्preceded by conciliation; with soothing words first

इदम्this

वचःspeech; words

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sūrya (Sun-god)

Karṇa

Brāhmaṇa (guise)

Veda

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Beneficial counsel should be offered with sāntva—gentle conciliation—so that truth meant for another’s welfare can be received without resistance; power (yogarddhi) is here subordinated to ethical intent (hitārtha).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sūrya, Karṇa’s divine father, approaches him by taking the form of a learned brāhmaṇa and begins to speak in a soothing, persuasive manner, intending to guide Karṇa toward what is best for him.