Shloka 15

Kṛṣṇasya Karṇam Prati Sāntvavacana

Kṛṣṇa’s Conciliatory Address to Karṇa

Devanagari script

कुबेरसदन प्राप्य ततो रत्नान्यवाप्य च । स्फीतमाक्रम्य ते राष्ट्र राज्यमिच्छन्ति पाण्डवा:

Transliteration

kuberasadanaṁ prāpya tato ratnāny avāpya ca | sphītam ākramya te rāṣṭraṁ rājyam icchanti pāṇḍavāḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Đến được cung điện của Kubera rồi thu nhận đủ loại châu báu, nay các Pāṇḍava muốn giành lại vương quyền của mình bằng cách tiến quân đánh vào quốc độ phồn thịnh của ngươi.”

Word by Word

• कुबेरसदनम्: Kubera's abode/house
• कुबेरसदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर + सदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्राप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (अव-√आप्)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• स्फीतम्: prosperous, rich
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फीत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आक्रम्य: having attacked/assailed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√क्रम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• राष्ट्रम्: kingdom, realm
• राष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राज्यम्: sovereignty, kingdom (rule)
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छन्ति: they desire/wish
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Kubera
• Kubera’s abode (Kubera-sadana)
• Jewels (ratnāni)
• Pandavas
• Your realm/kingdom (te rāṣṭram)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how claims of rightful rule (rājya) can become inseparable from material resources and strategic advantage (ratnāni), and it implicitly cautions that prosperity and wealth can intensify conflict when political legitimacy is contested.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma reports that the Pandavas, having gone to Kubera’s abode and obtained precious jewels, are now prepared to march against the prosperous kingdom of their opponents in order to regain their lost sovereignty.