Shloka 316

ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्

Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief

Devanagari script

चतुर्णाम भयं देहि काम युध्यस्व फाल्गुनम्‌ । तब कुन्तीने चौड़ी छातीवाले कर्णसे फिर कहा--*“बेटा! तुम इच्छानुसार अर्जुनसे युद्ध करो; किंतु अन्य चार भाइयोंको अभय दे दो”

Transliteration

caturṇām abhayaṃ dehi kāmaṃ yudhyasva phālgunam |

Translation

昆蒂又对胸怀宽阔的迦尔纳说道：“孩子啊，先赐其余四位兄弟以无畏。然后，若你愿意，便随你心意与法尔古那（阿周那）一战。”

Word by Word

• चतुर्णाम्: of the four (others)
• चतुर्णाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देहि: give
• देहि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कामम्: as you wish / at will
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: काम

• युध्यस्व: fight
• युध्यस्व: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• फाल्गुनम्: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuntī
• Karṇa
• Arjuna (Phālguna)
• the four other Pāṇḍava brothers (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Nakula, Sahadeva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when conflict is unavoidable, dharma demands limits: one should restrain violence, protect those not directly involved in the chosen contest, and uphold a pledge of safety (abhaya) as an ethical boundary.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuntī addresses Karṇa and urges him to spare the other four Pāṇḍavas, permitting him—if he insists—to direct his battle only toward Arjuna (Phālguna).