Shloka 80

Devanagari script

कृतवर्मा महेष्वास: सात्वतानां महारथ:

Transliteration

kṛtavarmā maheṣvāsaḥ sātvatānāṁ mahārathaḥ

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— କୃତବର୍ମା ମହାଧନୁର୍ଧର; ସାତ୍ୱତମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅଗ୍ରଗଣ୍ୟ ମହାରଥ।

Word by Word

• कृतवर्मा: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महेष्वासः: a great archer (lit. one having a great bow)
• महेष्वासः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सात्वतानाम्: of the Sātvatas (Vrishni/Yādava clan)
• सात्वतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथः: a great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛtavarmā
• Sātvatas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how epic narrative frames ethical and martial responsibility through identity and rank: a warrior is introduced not merely by name, but by recognized capability (maheṣvāsa) and battlefield status (mahāratha), implying the weight of his actions in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana is naming and characterizing Kṛtavarmā, emphasizing that he is a premier archer and a leading chariot-warrior among the Sātvatas, as part of the ongoing cataloging and movement of key fighters in the Karṇa Parva conflict.