Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तवापि विदितं देव ममाप्यस्त्रबलं महत्‌ । जामदग्न्यादुपात्तं यत्र तथा द्रोणान्महात्मन:,देव! मेरे पास भी अस्त्रोंका जो महान्‌ बल है। इसे आप भी जानते हैं। मैंने जमदग्निनन्दन परशुराम तथा महात्मा द्रोणाचार्यसे अस्त्रविद्या सीखी है

Transliteration

tavāpi viditaṃ deva mamāpy astrabalaṃ mahat | jāmadagnyād upāttaṃ yatra tathā droṇān mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

కర్ణుడు అన్నాడు—హే దేవా! నా వద్ద ఉన్న మహత్తరమైన అస్త్రబలం మీకూ తెలిసినదే. నేను జమదగ్నిపుత్రుడు పరశురాముని వద్దనుండి, అలాగే మహాత్ముడు ద్రోణాచార్యుని వద్దనుండి అస్త్రవిద్యను పొందాను.

Word by Word

तवof you/your

अपिalso, even

विदितम्is known

देवO lord

ममof me/my

अपिalso

अस्त्रबलम्the power of weapons (martial might)

महत्great

जामदग्न्यात्from Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

उपात्तम्obtained/received

यत्which

तथाand likewise/also

द्रोणात्from Droṇa

महात्मनःof the great-souled (one)

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karna

Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya, son of Jamadagni)

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how mastery and legitimacy in a discipline are often grounded in recognized teachers and lineages. Karna frames his strength not as mere boastfulness but as validated learning received from eminent authorities, implying that capability carries the weight of proper instruction and acknowledged sources.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna addresses a respected interlocutor (“deva”), stating that his formidable weapon-skill is already known and that he acquired it through instruction from Paraśurāma and Droṇa. He is asserting his preparedness and credibility as a warrior by citing his teachers.