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Shloka 4

वनवासे व्यतीते च कर्ण वर्षे त्रयोदशे । न प्रयच्छसि यद्‌ राज्यं क्व ते धर्मस्तदा गत:,“कर्ण! वनवासका तेरहवाँ वर्ष बीत जानेपर भी जब तुमने पाण्डवोंका राज्य उन्हें वापस नहीं दिया था, उस समय तुम्हारा धर्म कहाँ चला गया था?

vanavāse vyatīte ca karṇa varṣe trayodaśe | na prayacchasi yad rājyaṃ kva te dharmas tadā gataḥ ||

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “โอ้กรรณะ แม้กาลแห่งการเนรเทศจะล่วงพ้นและปีที่สิบสามก็ครบถ้วนแล้ว แต่เมื่อท่านมิได้คืนราชอาณาจักรแก่ปาณฑพ ณ เวลานั้น ธรรมะของท่านอยู่ที่ใด?”

वनवासेin the forest-dwelling (exile)
वनवासे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवनवास
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
व्यतीतेhaving passed / when (it) had elapsed
व्यतीते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√इ (व्येति) / व्यतीत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular, Past passive participle (kta), used locatively with 'वनवासे'
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कर्णO Karna
कर्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वर्षेin the year
वर्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
त्रयोदशेthirteenth
त्रयोदशे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रयोदश
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रयच्छसिyou give / you grant
प्रयच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√यम् (यच्छति)
FormPresent, Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
यत्which / that (which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
राज्यम्kingdom
राज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्वwhere?
क्व:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular, Second
धर्मःdharma / righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen / at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
गतःgone
गतः:
TypeVerb
Root√गम् / गत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past active participle (kta)

संजय उवाच

संजय (Sañjaya)
कर्ण (Karṇa)
पाण्डव (Pāṇḍavas)
राज्य (kingdom)

Educational Q&A

Dharma is tested at the moment one has the power to act justly. The verse frames a moral indictment: refusing to return the Pāṇḍavas’ rightful kingdom after the agreed exile reveals a collapse of righteousness, regardless of later claims of honor or duty in war.

Sañjaya addresses Karṇa with a pointed rhetorical question. He recalls the completion of the Pāṇḍavas’ exile (including the thirteenth year) and challenges Karṇa’s moral standing for supporting the refusal to restore their kingdom, thereby highlighting the ethical roots of the ensuing conflict.