Shloka 53

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

अभिषिक्तस्तु राधेय: प्रभया सो$मितप्रभ: । अत्यरिच्यत रूपेण दिवाकर इवापर:

Transliteration

abhiṣiktas tu rādheyaḥ prabhayā so 'mitaprabhaḥ | atyaricyata rūpeṇa divākara ivāparaḥ ||

Translation

သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်— «အဘိသိက္က (အနုဂြဟ်တင်မြှောက်ခြင်း) ပြီးစီးသွားသောအခါ အတိုင်းမသိ တေဇောရှိသော ရာဓေယ (ကာဏ္ဏ) သည် မိမိ၏ အလင်းရောင်နှင့် ရုပ်ရည်ဖြင့် ဒုတိယ နေမင်းကဲ့သို့ ထင်ရှားတောက်ပလာ၏»။

Word by Word

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed, consecrated
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-षिच् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राधेयः: Radheya (son of Radha; Karna)
• राधेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभया: by (his) radiance
• प्रभया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (स)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमितप्रभः: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितप्रभः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-प्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्यरिच्यत: shone exceedingly / surpassed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-रिच्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रूपेण: by (his) form/beauty
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दिवाकरः: the sun
• दिवाकरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अपरः: another, second
• अपरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karna)
• Rādhā
• Divākara (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

External rites such as consecration can intensify a person’s visible authority and confidence, yet they do not by themselves resolve the deeper ethical stakes of action; true righteousness depends on dharma, not merely on status or splendor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Karna, having been formally anointed/installed (as a leading commander), appears extraordinarily radiant—described as shining like a second sun—signaling his heightened prominence on the eve of battle.