Shloka 82

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

यथाश्रयत चक्राड़ूूं वायसो बुद्धिमास्थित: । तथाश्रयस्व वार्ष्णेयं पाण्डवं च धनंजयम्‌

Transliteration

yathāśrayata cakrāṅgūṁ vāyaso buddhim āsthitaḥ | tathāśrayasva vārṣṇeyaṁ pāṇḍavaṁ ca dhanañjayam ||

Translation

正如那只乌鸦具足明智，投奔于Cakrāṅgū（迦楼罗）求庇护；你也应当归依瓦尔什涅耶的圣克里希纳，以及般度之子檀那阇耶（阿周那）。

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आश्रयत: took refuge (resorted to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, parasmaipada

• चक्राङ्गम्: the cakrāṅga (swan)
• चक्राङ्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्राङ्ग
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वायसः: the crow
• वायसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायस
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• बुद्धिम्: intelligence, understanding
• बुद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• आस्थितः: having adopted, having taken (up)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• तथा: so, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आश्रयस्व: take refuge (you should resort to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, ātmanepada

• वार्ष्णेयम्: the Vārṣṇeya (Krishna, descendant of Vṛṣṇi)
• वार्ष्णेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्ष्णेय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पाण्डवम्: the Pāṇḍava
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धनञ्जयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनञ्जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनञ्जय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

काक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• काक (crow)
• चक्राङ्गू (Cakrāṅgū/Garuḍa)
• वार्ष्णेय (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• पाण्डव (Arjuna as Pāṇḍava)
• धनञ्जय (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that true intelligence expresses itself as timely refuge in righteous and capable protectors—here, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna—especially when one’s own power is insufficient. Seeking shelter is framed as a discerning ethical act, not a weakness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kāka (the crow) speaks by analogy: recalling how a crow once secured safety by approaching Cakrāṅgū (Garuḍa), he advises the listener to similarly seek the protection of Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya) and Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) amid the dangers of the war setting.