Shloka 28

Adhyāya 2: Nārada’s Disclosure—Karṇa’s Training and the Brahmin’s Curse (Śānti-parva)

Devanagari script

न हि मे>व्याह्वतं कुर्यात्‌ सर्वलोको5पि केवलम्‌ | गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा यद्‌ वा कार्य ते तत्‌ समाचर

Transliteration

na hi me vyāhṛtaṁ kuryāt sarvaloko 'pi kevalam | gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā yad vā kārya te tat samācara ||

Translation

Nārada nói: “Dẫu cả thế gian đứng lên chống lại, cũng không ai có thể làm cho lời ta đã nói trở thành giả dối. Ngươi hãy đi, hay ở lại, hay làm điều gì ngươi cho là phải làm—cứ theo đúng con đường ấy mà thực hiện.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• मे: of me/my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• व्याह्वतम्: challenge/call (issued)
• व्याह्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याह्वत (√ह्वा, आह्वानार्थे; वि+आ)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुर्यात्: should do/make
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• सर्वलोकः: the whole world/all people
• सर्वलोकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• केवलम्: alone/merely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• तिष्ठ: stand/stay
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• यत्: whatever (which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कार्यम्: to-be-done task/duty
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (√कृ + यत्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाचर: do/perform (properly)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √चर्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts the inviolability of truth spoken by a realized sage and emphasizes personal responsibility: one must proceed to act according to what is truly to be done (kārya), without trying to negate established truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada speaks with firm authority, declaring that his statement cannot be overturned even by universal opposition, and then permits the listener to choose—go, stay, or act—while urging them to carry out their necessary duty.