Shloka 5

कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

स दृष्टवा नृपशार्दूलं शार्टूल्समविक्रमम्‌ । हर्षकाले च सम्प्राप्ते किमिदे मोहकारितम्‌

Transliteration

sa dṛṣṭvā nṛpaśārdūlaṃ śārdūlasamavikramaṃ | harṣakāle ca samprāpte kim idaṃ mohakāritam ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“既见尤提士提罗王——人中之虎——安然无恙，且具虎般勇烈；当此本应欢庆之时，这将要采取的、由迷妄所驱的举动究竟是什么？”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā), Non-finite

• नृपशार्दूलम्: the tiger among kings (best of kings)
• नृपशार्दूलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शार्दूलसमविक्रमम्: whose valor is equal to a tiger / tiger-like in prowess
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शार्दूल-सम-विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हर्षकाले: at the time of joy
• हर्षकाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्षकाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• सम्प्राप्ते: having arrived / when (it) has come
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मोहकारितम्: caused by delusion / delusion-made
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह-कारित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, one should recognize rightful occasions for relief and gratitude; acting from moha (confusion, grief, or misjudgment) at such a moment leads to ethically unsound decisions and needless harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events, points out that Yudhiṣṭhira is safe and strong—an occasion that should bring joy—yet he senses an impending, delusion-driven decision and questions what misguided action is about to occur.