Shloka 573

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Indra’s Intended Request

Kuṇḍala–Kavaca Discourse

Devanagari script

सागरक्रमणे मन्त्र मन्त्रयाम: परंतप । परंतप! उसकी यह बात सुनकर हमलोग तुरंत उठे और समुद्र पार करनेके विषयमें परस्पर सलाह करने लगे

Transliteration

sāgarakramaṇe mantra mantra-yāmaḥ parantapa | parantapa! asyāḥ kathāyāḥ śrutvā vayam-āśu utthāya samudra-pāra-karaṇe viṣaye parasparaṃ mantrayituṃ pravṛttāḥ |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Hỡi Parantapa, kẻ thiêu đốt quân thù, chúng ta đã bàn mưu về cách vượt qua đại dương. Hỡi Parantapa! Nghe lời nàng, chúng ta lập tức đứng dậy và bắt đầu nghị luận với nhau về việc làm sao băng qua biển cả.”

Word by Word

• सागर: in/with regard to the ocean
• सागर: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• क्रमणे: in crossing/stepping (i.e., crossing)
• क्रमणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रमण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मन्त्र: counsel, consultation
• मन्त्र: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मन्त्रयामः: we consult / we deliberate
• मन्त्रयामः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय्
• Form: Present, First, Plural, Parasmaipada, Indicative

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes (epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Parantapa (addressed figure)
• Ocean/Sea (sāgara/samudra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights prudent action: when faced with a formidable obstacle, one should respond promptly yet thoughtfully—rising to the task and engaging in collective counsel rather than acting rashly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that, after hearing a woman’s statement, the group immediately gets up and begins discussing among themselves the plan and means for crossing the ocean.