Shloka 32

Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī

Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः

Devanagari script

स तूत्थाय महाबाहुरुपसान्त्व्य च तान्‌ जनान्‌ | भधनुर्विकृष्य व्यसृजद्‌ बाणान्‌ श्वेते महागिरौ

Transliteration

sa tūttthāya mahābāhur upasāntvya ca tān janān | dhanur vikṛṣya vyasṛjad bāṇān śvete mahāgirau ||

Translation

Então o herói de braços poderosos se ergueu; depois de acalmar e tranquilizar aqueles seres, permaneceu sobre a grande montanha branca e, retesando o arco ao máximo, começou a lançar uma chuva de flechas.

Word by Word

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

• तू: indeed/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तू

• उत्थाय: having risen
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed (hero)
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपसान्त्व्य: having consoled/comforted
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-त्वि/त्वय् (caus.)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

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

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जनान्: people
• जनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विकृष्य: having drawn (back)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-कृष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• व्यसृजत्: he released/shot
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• श्वेते: on the white (mountain)
• श्वेते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महागिरौ: on the great mountain
• महागिरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागिरि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
• mahābāhuḥ (the mighty-armed hero; unnamed here)
• janāḥ (people/beings)
• śveta-mahāgiri (the great white mountain)
• dhanuḥ (bow)
• bāṇāḥ (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models righteous action: first calm and protect the vulnerable (upasāntvya), then employ force only as a disciplined means of defense. Compassion and reassurance precede martial response.

What is happening in the narrative?

A mighty warrior rises, reassures the frightened beings present, then from the great white mountain draws his bow and begins shooting arrows, initiating an armed defense or counterattack.