Shloka 52

Aśvatthāman’s Arrow-Screen and the Confrontation with Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रौणि–युधिष्ठिर-संग्रामः)

Devanagari script

एवं विद्वञ्जोषमास्स्व त्रासात्‌ कि बहु भाषसे

Transliteration

evaṁ vidvan joṣam āssva trāsāt kiṁ bahu bhāṣase

Translation

నీవు జ్ఞాని; కాబట్టి నిశ్శబ్దంగా కూర్చో. భయంతో ఇంతగా ఎందుకు మాట్లాడుతున్నావు?

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• विद्वन्: O wise one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जोषम्: silence; quietude; contentment (as object: 'silence')
• जोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जोष
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्: be; sit; remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (आस धातु)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्व: in one's own (state); quietly (idiomatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व

• त्रासात्: from fear; out of fear
• त्रासात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रास
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बहु: much; many
• बहु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भाषसे: you speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contrasts wisdom with needless, fear-driven talk: a truly discerning person should restrain speech and remain composed rather than letting fear provoke excessive words.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of the Karna Parva battle context, Karna addresses an interlocutor sharply, dismissing their anxious or overlong speech and urging them to be silent and steady.