Shloka 8

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

आचार्य: क्षिप्रहस्तश्न विजयी च सदा युधि । अस्त्रवान्‌ वीर्यसम्पन्न: क्रोधेन च समन्वित:,“कृपाचार्य शीघ्रतापूर्वक हाथ चलानेवाले तथा युद्धमें सर्वथा विजय प्राप्त करनेवाले हैं। वे अस्त्रवेत्ता, पराक्रमी और क्रोधसे युक्त हैं

Transliteration

ācāryaḥ kṣiprahastaś ca vijayī ca sadā yudhi | astravān vīryasampannaḥ krodhena ca samanvitaḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“师长克利帕出手迅疾，战阵之中常得胜利。他精通兵器，具足勇力与威势，亦为忿怒所激。”

Word by Word

आचार्यःthe teacher (Kripa)

क्षिप्रहस्तःone whose hand is swift

विजयीvictorious

चand

सदाalways

युधिin battle

अस्त्रवान्possessing weapons; armed

वीर्यसम्पन्नःendowed with valor/strength

क्रोधेनwith anger

चand

समन्वितःendowed/possessed (with)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that battlefield success can arise from skill, speed, and valor, yet it also notes anger as a driving force—implying an ethical tension: power joined with wrath may win battles but can cloud judgment and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing Kṛpācārya’s martial qualities to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, portraying him as a formidable warrior—quick, victorious, weapon-skilled, and energized by anger—within the ongoing account of the Kurukṣetra war.