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Shloka 24

भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति कुलहितोपदेशः | Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Duryodhana on Dynastic Welfare

इति कर्णवच: श्रुत्वा कुन्ती दुःखात्‌ प्रवेपती । उवाच पुत्रमाश्लिष्य कर्ण धैर्यादकम्पनम्‌,कर्णकी यह बात सुनकर कुन्ती धैर्यसे विचलित न होनेवाले अपने पुत्र कर्णको हृदयसे लगाकर दुःखसे काँपती हुई बोली--

iti karṇavacaḥ śrutvā kuntī duḥkhāt pravepatī | uvāca putram āśliṣya karṇa dhairyād akampanam ||

కర్ణుని మాటలు విని కుంతి దుఃఖంతో వణికిపోయింది. ధైర్యంలో అచలుడైన తన కుమారుడు కర్ణుని హృదయానికి హత్తుకొని ఆమె పలికింది.

इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
कर्ण-वचःKarna's words/speech
कर्ण-वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्णवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
कुन्तीKunti
कुन्ती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दुःखात्from/with sorrow
दुःखात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
प्रवेपतीtrembled
प्रवेपती:
TypeVerb
Rootवेप्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आश्लिष्यhaving embraced
आश्लिष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्लिष्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
कर्णम्Karna
कर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धैर्यात्from firmness/steadfastness
धैर्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootधैर्य
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अकम्पनम्unshaken, unmoved
अकम्पनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअकम्पन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

कर्ण उवाच

K
Karṇa
K
Kuntī

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical tension between blood-relationship and chosen duty: Kuntī’s maternal bond and remorse surge forth, while Karṇa is characterized as unwavering in resolve. It frames the coming moral conflict—compassion and kinship confronting steadfast commitment and the consequences of past actions.

After Karṇa speaks (in the preceding context), Kuntī hears him and is shaken by grief. She embraces him as her son and begins to respond—an emotionally charged moment in the Udyoga Parva where Kuntī seeks to influence Karṇa before the great war.