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Shloka 21

Sundopasundayoḥ Tapas–Varadāna–Prasaṅgaḥ

Sunda and Upasunda: Austerities and the Boon

तान्‌ विक्रमेण जित्वेमामखिलां भुड्क्षव मेदिनीम्‌ | अतो नानयं प्रपश्यामि कार्योपायं जनाधिप,पराक्रमसे पाण्डवोंको जीतकर इस सारी पृथ्वीका राज्य भोगो। नरेश्वर! इसके सिवा दूसरा कोई कार्यसिद्धिका उपाय मैं नहीं देखता

tān vikrameṇa jitvemām akhilāṁ bhuṅkṣva medinīm | ato nānyaṁ prapaśyāmi kāryopāyaṁ janādhipa ||

กรรณะกล่าวว่า “จงพิชิตพวกเขาด้วยเดชานุภาพของตน แล้วเสวยราชสมบัติเหนือแผ่นดินทั้งสิ้นนี้เถิด โอ้เจ้าแห่งหมู่มนุษย์ นอกจากหนทางนี้แล้ว ข้าพเจ้าไม่เห็นอุบายอื่นใดที่จะให้กิจของท่านสำเร็จได้”

तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विक्रमेणby valor
विक्रमेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविक्रम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जित्वाhaving conquered
जित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अखिलाम्entire
अखिलाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअखिल
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
भुङ्क्ष्वenjoy / rule
भुङ्क्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेदिनीम्the earth
मेदिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेदिनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अतःtherefore
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यम्another
अन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रपश्यामिI see / perceive
प्रपश्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + पश्य्
Formलट् (present), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
कार्योपायम्means to accomplish the task
कार्योपायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य + उपाय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जनाधिपO lord of men (king)
जनाधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootजनाधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

कर्ण उवाच

K
Karna
J
Janādhipa (the king addressed; contextually Duryodhana)
P
Pāṇḍavas (implied by context: ‘them’)
M
Medinī (the Earth/kingdom)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames political success as dependent on personal valor and decisive action: Karna urges the king to rely on kṣatriya prowess to secure sovereignty, presenting conquest as the sole effective means to fulfill the intended objective.

Karna is giving counsel to the king (addressed as janādhipa, contextually Duryodhana), asserting that victory over the opposing side (implied to be the Pāṇḍavas) through force of arms is the only practical strategy, after which the king should rule the whole earth.