Shloka 8

कर्णेन्द्रविनिमयः

Karna–Indra Exchange of Kavaca-Kuṇḍala for the Vāsavī-Śakti

Devanagari script

त्वमप्येभिम॑हिष्वासै: सहायैर्देवरूपिभि: । विजेष्यसे रणे सर्वानमित्रान्‌ भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ! तुम भी इन देवस्वरूप महाधनुर्धर भाइयोंकी सहायतासे अपने समस्त शत्रुओंको युद्धमें जीत लोगे

Transliteration

tvam apy ebhiḥ mahīṣvāsaiḥ sahāyaiḥ devarūpibhiḥ | vijeṣyase raṇe sarvān amitrān bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

మార్కండేయుడు పలికెను—భరతర్షభా! దేవస్వరూపులైన ఈ మహాధనుర్ధర సహాయకుల తోడుతో నీవు కూడా యుద్ధంలో నీ సమస్త శత్రువులను జయిస్తావు.

Word by Word

त्वम्you

अपिalso, even

एभिःwith these

महिष्वासैःwith great bowmen

सहायैःwith helpers/allies

देवरूपिभिःwith those having divine form

विजेष्यसेyou will conquer

रणेin battle

सर्वान्all

अमित्रान्enemies

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, a Bharata hero)

mahīṣvāsāḥ (mighty archers/allies)

amitrāḥ (enemies)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Courage and success in a righteous struggle are supported by proper allies and disciplined effort; divine-like strength is portrayed as manifest through virtuous companionship and steadfast resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

The sage Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a Bharata hero, assuring him that with the assistance of godlike, mighty-archer companions he will defeat all enemies in the coming battle.