Shloka 42

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७

Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts

Devanagari script

एवं ब्रुवंस्तदा कृष्णो ययौ यत्र युधिष्ठिर: । अर्जुनश्नापि नृपतेर्दर्शनार्थ महारणे

Transliteration

evaṁ bruvaṁs tadā kṛṣṇo yayau yatra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | arjunaś cāpi nṛpater darśanārthaṁ mahāraṇe ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Khi đang nói như vậy, Kṛṣṇa tiến đến nơi Yudhiṣṭhira đang ở. Arjuna cũng, giữa đại chiến ấy, đi để yết kiến nhà vua—hướng về vị trí Yudhiṣṭhira đang trấn giữ. Câu kệ nhấn mạnh hành động có chủ đích giữa chiến tranh: ngay trong cơn hỗn loạn của giao tranh, các bậc lãnh đạo vẫn tìm lời bàn định, sự vững tâm và sự ngay thẳng theo dharma qua cuộc gặp trực tiếp.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• ब्रुवन्: speaking
• ब्रुवन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: present active, masculine, nominative, singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• नृपतेः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• दर्शनार्थम्: for the purpose of seeing (meeting)
• दर्शनार्थम्: Prayojana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शनार्थ
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• महारणे: in the great battle
• महारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारण
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• mahāraṇa (the great battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, dharmic leadership requires deliberate communication and alignment: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna prioritize meeting Yudhiṣṭhira, suggesting that right action in war includes counsel, reassurance, and coordinated responsibility rather than impulsive force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that after speaking, Kṛṣṇa goes to where King Yudhiṣṭhira is positioned, and Arjuna also goes there in the midst of the great battle to have an audience with him.