Shloka 413

Devanagari script

सपुत्र: समरे कर्ण: स शान्तः पार्थतेजसा । इस पृथ्वीपर उत्तम युद्धके द्वारा अपने लिये उत्तम यशका उपार्जन करके, बाणोंकी झड़ी लगाकर, दसों दिशाओंको संतप्त करके, पुत्रसहित कर्ण अर्जुनके तेजसे शान्त हो गया

Transliteration

saputraḥ samare karṇaḥ sa śāntaḥ pārthatejasā |

Translation

ଶଲ୍ୟ କହିଲେ—କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପୁତ୍ରସହିତ ସମରରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କଲା; କିନ୍ତୁ ଶେଷରେ ପାର୍ଥ (ଅର୍ଜୁନ)ର ତେଜରେ ସେ ଶାନ୍ତ ହେଲା। ଏହି ପୃଥିବୀରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଯୁଦ୍ଧଦ୍ୱାରା ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଯଶ ଅର୍ଜନ କରି, ବାଣବୃଷ୍ଟି ଝରାଇ, ଦଶ ଦିଗକୁ ସନ୍ତପ୍ତ କରି, କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପୁତ୍ରସହିତ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ଅପରାଜେୟ ପ୍ରଭାରେ ନିଶ୍ଚଳ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

सपुत्रःhaving (his) son / along with (his) son

समरेin battle

कर्णःKarna

सःhe

शान्तःpacified / subdued / brought to rest

पार्थतेजसाby the splendor/valor of Partha (Arjuna)

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śalya

Karna

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Karna’s son

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the greatest warrior’s brilliance is bounded: valor can win lasting fame, yet in a dharma-war the outcome turns on a higher convergence of destiny, skill, and rightful force. The verse frames Karna’s end as both heroic (yaśas earned through excellent battle) and inevitable (his power is ‘stilled’ by Arjuna’s superior tejas).

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya, serving as Karna’s charioteer, describes Karna’s final combat: Karna fights fiercely, raining arrows and dominating the battlefield, but ultimately he—together with his son—is overcome and brought to rest by Arjuna’s martial radiance.