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Shloka 4

कर्णपर्व — द्विचक्रिकी युद्धपरिस्थिति: धृष्टद्युम्न- द्रौणि-संघर्षः तथा अर्जुन-रक्षणम्

Chapter 42

नाहं भीषयितुं शक्‍यो वाड्मात्रेण कथंचन । अन्यं जानीहि यः शकक्‍्यस्त्वया भीषयितुं रणे

nāhaṁ bhīṣayituṁ śakyo vāg-mātreṇa kathaṁcana | anyaṁ jānīhi yaḥ śakyaḥ tvayā bhīṣayituṁ raṇe ||

مجھے محض الفاظ سے کسی طرح بھی خوف زدہ نہیں کیا جا سکتا؛ میدانِ جنگ میں جسے تم ڈرا سکو، ایسے کسی اور مرد کو تلاش کرو۔

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
भीषयितुम्to frighten
भीषयितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभीष् (भीषयति)
Formtumun (infinitive), parasmaipada (causative base)
शक्यःpossible / able (to be done)
शक्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वाक्speech, words
वाक्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
Formfeminine, instrumental (in compound sense), singular
मात्रेणmerely, only (by measure)
मात्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमात्र
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
कथंचनin any way, somehow (at all)
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
अन्यम्another
अन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
जानीहिknow / find out
जानीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
Formimperative, second, singular, parasmaipada
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शक्यःpossible / capable
शक्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formcommon, instrumental, singular
भीषयितुम्to frighten
भीषयितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभीष् (भीषयति)
Formtumun (infinitive), parasmaipada (causative base)
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
Formmasculine, locative, singular

संजय उवाच

संजय (Sañjaya)
रण (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

Mere speech and threats are insufficient against steadfast courage; true resolve in dharmic warfare is shown by inner firmness rather than being swayed by intimidation.

In the Karṇa Parva battle context, a warrior voice (reported by Sañjaya) rejects verbal intimidation, declaring that words alone cannot frighten him and challenging the opponent to find someone else who can be cowed in combat.