Shloka 31

Devanagari script

त्वामभिप्रेप्सुरायाति कर्ण निध्नन्‌ वरान्‌ रथान्‌ | असहामानो राधेय तं याहि प्रति भारत,'राधापुत्र कर्ण! अर्जुन बड़े-बड़े रथियोंका संहार करते हुए तुम्हें ही प्राप्त करनेके लिये इधर आ रहे हैं। ये शत्रुओंके लिये असहा हैं। तुम इन भरतवंशी वीरका सामना करनेके लिये आगे बढ़ो

Transliteration

tvām abhiprepsur āyāti karṇa nighnan varān rathān | asahāmāno rādheya taṁ yāhi prati bhārata ||

Translation

«Карна, сын Радхи! Арджуна идёт сюда с единой целью — добраться до тебя, перебив многих лучших колесничих-воителей. Для врагов он нестерпим. О Радхея, выступи навстречу тому герою из рода Бхаратов!»

Word by Word

त्वाम्you

अभिप्रेप्सुःdesiring to obtain (you)

आयातिcomes

कर्णःKarna

निघ्नन्slaying

वरान्excellent, great

रथान्chariot-warriors / chariots

असहामानःnot enduring, intolerant (of enemies)

राधेयO Radheya (son of Radha)

तम्him

याहिgo

प्रतिtowards, against

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Karna

Radha (as Karna’s matronymic reference)

Bharata (dynastic epithet)

chariot-warriors (rathins)

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?

The verse underscores the kṣatriya ethic of meeting a worthy opponent directly: when a decisive challenger approaches, a warrior is urged to face him without evasion, accepting the responsibilities and consequences of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is described as advancing through the battlefield, having already felled many leading chariot-warriors, and now moving specifically to confront Karna. Karna is urged to go forward and meet Arjuna head-on.