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Shloka 6

भीष्मकृतः पाण्डवपक्ष-महारथ-प्रशंसा

Bhishma’s appraisal of Pandava-aligned chariot-warriors

कुण्डलाभ्यां च दिव्याभ्यां वियुक्त: सततं घृणी । अभिशापाच्च रामस्य ब्राह्मणस्य च भाषणात्‌

kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca divyābhyāṃ viyuktaḥ satataṃ ghṛṇī | abhiśāpāc ca rāmasya brāhmaṇasya ca bhāṣaṇāt ||

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—దివ్య కుండలాల నుండి వంచితుడై ఈ కర్ణుడు ఎల్లప్పుడూ తృణీకారభావంతో ఉంటాడు. పరశురాముని శాపం మరియు ఒక బ్రాహ్మణుని శాపవాక్యంతో అతని పరాక్రమం క్షీణించింది.

कुण्डलाभ्याम्by/with (two) earrings
कुण्डलाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्डल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दिव्याभ्याम्by/with (two) divine (ones)
दिव्याभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Dual
वियुक्तःdeprived/separated
वियुक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-युज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सततम्always/constantly
सततम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
घृणीspiteful/hostile (one)
घृणी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootघृणी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभिशापात्from (the) curse
अभिशापात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअभिशाप
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
रामस्यof Rama (Parashurama)
रामस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootराम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
ब्राह्मणस्यof a Brahmin
ब्राह्मणस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भाषणात्from (the) utterance/speech
भाषणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभाषण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
K
Karṇa
R
Rāma (Paraśurāma / Rāma Jāmadagnya)
A
a brāhmaṇa (unnamed)
D
divine earrings (kuṇḍala)
A
Arjuna

Educational Q&A

Power and reputation in war are not merely personal claims; they depend on integrity, rightful qualifications, and the moral consequences of one’s actions. Curses here symbolize ethical causality: deception and contempt invite downfall, and even great skill can be undone when dharma is compromised.

In the Udyoga Parva, Bhīṣma assesses Karṇa’s true battle-worthiness. He notes Karṇa’s loss of his divine earrings and recalls the curses of Paraśurāma and a brāhmaṇa, concluding that Karṇa is fatally disadvantaged and will not survive a direct encounter with Arjuna.