Shloka 23

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

मां चापि मन्यते युद्धे भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः । सो<हं सम्भावनां चैतामाचार्यवचनं च तत्‌

Transliteration

māṁ cāpi manyate yuddhe bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ | so'haṁ sambhāvanāṁ caitām ācāryavacanaṁ ca tat ||

Translation

ਭਾਰਦਵਾਜ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਬੁੱਧਿਮਾਨ ਪੁੱਤਰ (ਆਚਾਰਯ) ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਗਣਯ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਅਤੇ ਆਚਾਰਯ ਦੇ ਉਹ ਬਚਨ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• मन्यते: thinks/considers
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bhāradvāja
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the wise/intelligent one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• सम्भावनाम्: esteem/respect/consideration
• सम्भावनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भावना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एताम्: this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यवचनम्: the teacher's word/statement
• आचार्यवचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्यवचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्: that
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja-putra)
• Ācārya (the teacher, i.e., Droṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Esteem granted by a respected authority (ācārya) should be received as a charge of responsibility, not as fuel for vanity—especially in the moral pressure of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Droṇa (the wise Bhāradvāja-descendant) regards him as important in the battle context; Sañjaya acknowledges both the honor shown to him and the teacher’s statement.