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Shloka 4

कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor

संजय उवाच आनुपूर्व्येण वाक्यानि तीक्ष्णानि च मृदूनि च । प्रियाणि धर्मयुक्तानि सत्यानि च हितानि च,संजय बोले--भारत! अप्रमेयस्वरूप मधुसूदन श्रीकृष्णने राधानन्दन कर्णसे जो तीक्षण, मधुर, प्रिय, धर्मसम्मत, सत्य, हितकर एवं हृदयग्राह्म बातें क्रमश: कही थीं, उन सबको आप मुझसे सुनिये

sañjaya uvāca ānupūrvyeṇa vākyāni tīkṣṇāni ca mṛdūni ca | priyāṇi dharmayuktāni satyāni ca hitāni ca ||

Sanjaya thưa: “Theo đúng trình tự, Ngài đã nói những lời khi sắc bén, khi dịu dàng—những lời làm vừa lòng, hợp với dharma, chân thật và lợi ích. Xin hãy nghe từ tôi tất cả những điều Ngài đã nói.”

संजयःSanjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
आनुपूर्व्येणin due order / sequentially
आनुपूर्व्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआनुपूर्व्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाक्यानिwords; statements
वाक्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
तीक्ष्णानिsharp; harsh
तीक्ष्णानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मृदूनिsoft; gentle
मृदूनि:
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रियाणिpleasing; dear
प्रियाणि:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
धर्मयुक्तानिconnected with dharma; righteous
धर्मयुक्तानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मयुक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
सत्यानिtrue
सत्यानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हितानिbeneficial; salutary
हितानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootहित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

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Educational Q&A

Speech should be ethically grounded: even when it must be sharp, it should remain truthful, dharma-aligned, and aimed at welfare (hita), not harm.

Sanjaya introduces a forthcoming report of a speaker’s counsel, emphasizing that the words were delivered in a deliberate sequence and combined sternness with gentleness while remaining pleasing, righteous, true, and beneficial.