Shloka 116

कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter

Devanagari script

स्थास्यते प्रत्यनीकेषु कश्चिदत्र नृपस्तव । महात्मा श्रीकृष्ण कुपित होकर जब हथियार उठायेंगे, उस समय तुम्हारे पक्षका कोई भी नरेश उनके सामने ठहर नहीं सकेगा

Transliteration

sthāsyate pratyanīkeṣu kaścid atra nṛpas tava | mahātmā śrīkṛṣṇaḥ kupito bhūtvā yadā śastrāṇy udyamiṣyati tadā tava pakṣasya kaścid api nareśas tasya purataḥ sthātuṁ na śakṣyati ||

Translation

沙利耶说道：“在此两军对峙的阵列中，你方可有哪位国王能站稳不退？当大魂的圣克里希纳被激起怒火、举起兵器之时，你阵营中没有任何君主能在祂面前守住阵地。”

Word by Word

• स्थास्यते: will stand / will remain
• स्थास्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), आत्मनेपद, 3, singular

• प्रत्यनीकेषु: in the opposing armies / in the hostile ranks
• प्रत्यनीकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• कश्चित्: someone / any (one)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, genitive, singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• kings (nṛpa/nareśa) of the opposing side

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A warning against overconfidence in adharma-driven warfare: if a dharma-aligned, self-restrained power like Kṛṣṇa is forced into direct action, ordinary kings cannot withstand him. Ethical implication: provoking the righteous protector invites inevitable defeat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya, speaking to Karṇa’s side, cautions that in the battle no ruler among them can stand before Kṛṣṇa should he become enraged and take up weapons—highlighting Kṛṣṇa’s latent, decisive might and the peril of escalating the conflict.