Shloka 1936

Devanagari script

त्वद्बुद्ध्या निहते कर्णे हता गोविन्द सर्वथा । “गोविन्द! भीष्म

Transliteration

tvadbuddhyā nihate karṇe hatā govinda sarvathā |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“噢，戈文达！当迦尔那在你指引的智慧之下被诛，我以为这就如同一切都已被诛——毗湿摩、德罗那、迦尔那、出自乔达摩族系的伟大克利帕阿阇梨，以及追随他们的无数英勇战士。因为迦尔那今日之陨落，正是你的谋略使那整支武力走向终结。”

Word by Word

• त्वत्: of you/your
• त्वत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• बुद्ध्या: by (your) intellect/strategy
• बुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• निहते: when (he) was slain
• निहते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु) → निहत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कर्णे: in/when Karna (was slain)
• कर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• हताः: are slain/are as good as slain
• हताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गोविन्द: O Govinda
• गोविन्द: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वथा: entirely/in every way
• सर्वथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: true

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Govinda (Kṛṣṇa)
• Karṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa)
• other heroic warriors (anuyāyinaḥ/ followers implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and practical power of right counsel: when a pivotal champion falls through guided strategy, an entire war-effort collapses. It frames Kṛṣṇa’s बुद्धि (intelligence/counsel) as decisive agency shaping outcomes, raising reflection on responsibility, dharma in warfare, and the ethical weight of strategic guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Karṇa’s death, Sañjaya addresses Kṛṣṇa as Govinda and interprets the event as a total defeat of the Kaurava martial leadership. He lists earlier fallen stalwarts (Bhīṣma, Droṇa) and includes Kṛpa and other followers, asserting that Karṇa’s fall—enabled by Kṛṣṇa’s guidance—signals the effective end of their fighting strength.