Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ऑपन--माज बछ। अकाल एकचत्वारिंशर्दाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: कर्णका दुर्योधनके पक्षमें रहनेके निश्चित विचारका प्रतिपादन करते हुए समरयज्ञके रूपकका वर्णन करना कर्ण उवाच असंशयं सौहृदान्मे प्रणयाच्चात्थ केशव । सख्येन चैव वार्ष्णेय श्रेयय्कामतयैव च,कर्णने कहा--केशव! आपने सौहार्द, प्रेम, मैत्री और मेरे हितकी इच्छासे जो कुछ कहा है, वह नि:संदेह ठीक है

Transliteration

Karṇa uvāca — asaṁśayaṁ sauhṛdān me praṇayāc cāttha Keśava | sakhyena caiva Vārṣṇeya śreyas-kāmatayaiva ca ||

Translation

Karna nói: “Hỡi Keshava, những điều Ngài nói với ta—từ lòng thiện chí, tình thương, tình bằng hữu, và với ước muốn cho phúc lợi chân thật của ta—quả không nghi ngờ gì là đúng.”

Word by Word

असंशयम्undoubtedly

सौहृदात्from goodwill/friendliness

मेof me / my

प्रणयात्from affection/love

चand

अथnow/then

केशवO Keshava (Krishna)

सख्येनby friendship

चand

एवindeed/just

वार्ष्णेयO descendant of Vrishni (Krishna)

श्रेयःwelfare/good

कामतयाwith the desire (to do good)

एवindeed/only

चand

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karṇa

Kṛṣṇa (Keśava, Vārṣṇeya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one is not ready to follow it, wise counsel should be recognized as arising from goodwill and aimed at one’s true welfare (śreyas), not merely immediate gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Krishna has advised Karna with friendly concern; Karna begins his reply by affirming that Krishna’s words are sincere and correct, setting the stage for Karna’s ensuing decision about where he will stand in the coming war.