Shloka 42

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

यत्रास्मि भरतश्रेष्ठ योग्य: कर्मणि कहिचित्‌ । तत्र सर्वात्मना युक्तो वक्ष्ये कार्यधुरं तव

Transliteration

yatrāsmi bharataśreṣṭha yogyaḥ karmaṇi kvacit | tatra sarvātmanā yukto vakṣye kāryadhuraṃ tava ||

Translation

ఓ భరతశ్రేష్ఠా! నేను ఎక్కడ, ఎప్పుడు ఏ కార్యానికి యోగ్యుడనై ఉంటానో, అక్కడ నీవు నియమించిన వెంటనే నేను సంపూర్ణ మనస్సుతో ఆ కర్తవ్యభారాన్ని నీ తరఫున మోస్తాను.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: present, 1st person, singular (parasmaipada)

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• योग्यः: fit, capable
• योग्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कर्मणि: in (a) task/action
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• क्वचित्: somewhere/at any time, in any case
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित्
• Form: indeclinable (adverb)

• तत्र: there, in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• सर्वात्मना: with the whole self; wholeheartedly
• सर्वात्मना: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व-आत्मन्
• Form: indeclinable (instrumental used adverbially)

• युक्तः: engaged, devoted, appointed/connected
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (क्त)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle)

• वक्ष्ये: I shall carry/bear
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: future, 1st person, singular (ātmanepada)

• कार्यधुरम्: the burden of the task/duty
• कार्यधुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य-धुर्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• तव: of you; for you
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Bharataśreṣṭha (honorific addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes wholehearted acceptance of assigned duty: competence should be offered in service, and once entrusted with responsibility, one should carry it with full commitment (sarvātmanā), without half-heartedness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses the leader he calls “best of the Bharatas,” offering his readiness to take up whatever role he is suited for. It functions as a pledge of cooperation and willingness to shoulder responsibility within the war-time command structure.