Shloka 4

अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञातं महावीर्य रामेणास्त्रे सुदुर्जयम्‌ । अग्र्यं सर्वस्य लोकस्य रथिनं लोकविश्रुतम्‌

Transliteration

anujñātaṁ mahāvīrya rāmeṇāstre sudurjayam | agryaṁ sarvasya lokasya rathinaṁ lokaviśrutam

Translation

యుధిష్ఠిరుడు పలికెను— మహావీరుడైన కర్ణునకు రాముడు (పరశురాముడు) అత్యంత దుర్జయమైన అస్త్రప్రయోగానికి అనుమతి ఇచ్చెను। అతడు సమస్త లోకములో అగ్రశ్రేణి రథి, లోకవిఖ్యాతుడు।

Word by Word

अनुज्ञातम्permitted, granted

महावीर्येणby/with great prowess

रामेणby Rama

अस्त्रेin/with the weapon (missile)

सुदुर्जयम्very hard to conquer

अग्र्यम्foremost, excellent

सर्वस्यof all

लोकस्यof the world/people

रथिनम्charioteer, warrior in a chariot

लोकविश्रुतम्renowned in the world

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

astra (divine weapon/weapon-lore)

rathin (chariot-warrior)

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 highlights how mastery and authorization in weapon-lore (astra-vidyā), especially from a revered teacher like Paraśurāma, can make a warrior formidable; it also cautions that worldly fame and technical power strongly shape the moral and strategic stakes of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira describes an opponent’s exceptional status: trained/authorized by Paraśurāma in a hard-to-counter astra and celebrated as a foremost chariot-warrior, emphasizing the danger and renown of the figure being discussed.