Shloka 87
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
Devanagari script
एवं विद्वान् मावमंस्था: सूतपुत्राच्युतार्जुनौ । नृसिंहौ तो महात्मानौ जोषमास्स्व विकत्थने
Transliteration
evaṁ vidvān māvamaṁsthāḥ sūtaputrācyutārjunau | nṛsiṁhau tau mahātmānau joṣam āssva vikatthane ||
Translation
既已知晓此理，车夫之子啊，切莫轻蔑阿周陀（克里希纳）与阿周那。那两位大心英雄，乃人中之狮。止息你夸矜之言，静坐无声。
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
विद्वान्a wise man, one who knows
विद्वान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माdo not (prohibitive particle)
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
अवमंस्थाःyou should despise/insult
अवमंस्थाः:
TypeVerb
Rootअवमन् + स्था (परस्मैपद)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
सूतपुत्रO son of a charioteer (Karna)
सूतपुत्र:
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अच्युतAchyuta (Krishna)
अच्युत:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअच्युत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अर्जुनम्Arjuna
अर्जुनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नृसिंहौtwo lion-like men
नृसिंहौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृसिंह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
महात्मानौtwo great-souled ones
महात्मानौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
जोषम्silence, quiet
जोषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजोष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्sit, remain
आस्:
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (आस् उपवेशने)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
विकत्थनेin boasting, in bragging
विकत्थने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविकत्थन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
काक उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kāka (speaker)K
Karṇa (addressed as Sūtaputra)K
Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta)A
ArjunaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint in speech and the ethical duty to respect truly great persons; boasting and contempt toward the virtuous and powerful leads to moral and practical ruin.
Kāka addresses Karṇa, warning him not to insult Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) and Arjuna, describing them as lion-like great souls, and urging him to stop bragging and remain silent.