Shloka 6

सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala

Devanagari script

पनसो नाम मेधावी वानर: सुमहाबल: । कोटीर्दश द्वादश च त्रिंशत्‌ पञ्च प्रकर्षति,पनस नामक बुद्धिमान्‌ तथा महाबली वानर सत्तावन करोड़ सेना साथ लेकर आया

Transliteration

panaso nāma medhāvī vānaraḥ sumahābalaḥ | koṭīr daśa dvādaśa ca triṃśat pañca prakarṣati ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Có một thủ lĩnh vượn tên Panasa—thông tuệ và sức mạnh phi thường. Ông đã huy động và dẫn ra một lực lượng khổng lồ, tính đến mười, mười hai và ba mươi lăm koṭi.”

Word by Word

पनसःPanasa (name of a monkey-chief)

नामby name

मेधावीintelligent, wise

वानरःmonkey

सुमहाबलःvery mighty (one whose strength is very great)

कोटीःcrores (units of ten million)

दशten

द्वादशtwelve

चand

त्रिंशत्thirty

पञ्चfive

प्रकर्षतिdraws/hauls; brings along

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Panasa

Vānara (monkey host)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of capable leadership: wisdom (medhā) joined with strength (bala) and the ability to organize resources effectively—qualities valued in dharmic governance and righteous alliances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya introduces Panasa, a powerful and intelligent vānara leader, and emphasizes the vast scale of the forces he mobilizes, signaling a major gathering of allies and military readiness.