Shloka 71

Devanagari script

अभ्येत्य पुत्रेण तवाभिनन्दित: समेत्य चोवाच कुरुप्रवीरम्‌ । कृपं च भोजं च महाभुजावुभौ तथैव गान्धारपतिं सहानुजम्‌

Transliteration

abhyetya putreṇa tavābhinanditaḥ sametya covāca kurupravīram | kṛpaṃ ca bhojaṃ ca mahābhujāv ubhau tathaiva gāndhārapatiṃ sahānujam ||

Translation

Được con trai của ngài tiến đến chào mừng, ông liền bước lên và nói với vị dũng tướng Kuru. Ông cũng nói với Kṛpa và Bhoja—cả hai đều tay mạnh—và cũng vậy, nói với vua xứ Gāndhāra cùng em trai của ông ta.

Word by Word

अभ्येत्यhaving approached

पुत्रेणby (his) son

तवof you / your

अभिनन्दितःwelcomed / congratulated

समेत्यhaving come together / having met

चand

उवाचsaid

कुरुप्रवीरम्to the foremost hero among the Kurus

कृपम्Kripa

चand

भोजम्Bhoja

चand

महाभुजौthe two mighty-armed (ones)

उभौboth

तथाthus / likewise

एवindeed / just

गान्धारपतिम्the lord of Gandhara

सहानुजम्together with (his) younger brother

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karna

Duryodhana (implied by 'your son')

Kuru hero (likely Duryodhana, addressed as kurupravīra)

Kṛpa

Bhoja

Gāndhāra king (Śakuni)

Śakuni's younger brother (likely Ulūka)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-political value of proper acknowledgment within a coalition: greeting and addressing key allies and elders sustains cohesion, respect, and disciplined coordination in a time of crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna, after being welcomed by Duryodhana, proceeds to address the principal Kuru leader and then speaks to senior figures on the Kaurava side—Kṛpa, Bhoja, and Śakuni with his younger brother—signaling consultation and alignment before the next phase of battle.