Shloka 43

अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)

Devanagari script

कण्णार्जुनाभ्यां सम्प्राप्ते द्वैरथे राजसत्तम । कर्णस्य भवता कार्य सारथ्यं नात्र संशय:

Transliteration

karṇārjunābhyāṃ samprāpte dvairathe rājasattama | karṇasya bhavatā kāryaṃ sārathyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜସତ୍ତମ! କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଓ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱୈରଥ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଆସିଲେ, ତୁମେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣଙ୍କ ସାରଥ୍ୟ କରିବାକୁ ହେବ—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• कर्णार्जुनाभ्याम्: by Karna and Arjuna
• कर्णार्जुनाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• सम्प्राप्ते: when (it) had occurred/arrived
• सम्प्राप्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (प्राप्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle used as locative absolute)

• द्वैरथे: in the chariot-duel
• द्वैरथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैरथ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजसत्तम: O best of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कार्यम्: to be done / necessary
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सारथ्यम्: charioteering / the role of charioteer
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• संशयः: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Karṇa
• Arjuna
• sārathi (charioteer)
• dvairatha (chariot-duel)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes decisive performance of one’s assigned role in a righteous conflict: when a critical confrontation arises, duty (kārya) must be carried out without hesitation, and leadership requires clear, unambiguous instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king (rājasattama) and states that when the pivotal chariot-duel between Karṇa and Arjuna takes place, the addressee must act as Karṇa’s charioteer, presenting it as a settled requirement rather than a negotiable choice.