Shloka 68

Devanagari script

कर्णो हि भाषते नित्यमहं पार्थान्‌ समागतान्‌

Transliteration

karṇo hi bhāṣate nityam ahaṃ pārthān samāgatān

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Sapagkat si Karṇa ay laging nagpapahayag: ‘Kapag nagsama-sama ang mga Pārtha sa labanan, haharapin ko (at daraigin) sila.’”

Word by Word

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• भाषते: speaks
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Present (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• अहम्: I
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थान्: the sons of Pritha (Pandavas)
• पार्थान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समागतान्: assembled/come together
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-गम्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Sanjaya
• Parthas (Pandavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the warrior ethos of repeated self-assertion and resolve, while implicitly warning that confidence and boastful speech in war must be tested against reality, dharma, and the consequences of one’s choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa keeps proclaiming his intention to confront the Pārthas even if they come united—setting the tone of challenge and impending clash in the Karṇa Parva battle sequence.