Shloka 18

Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma

Devanagari script

कर्ण: सदा पाण्डवानां तन्मे दहति सम्प्रति । आशंसे त्वद्य कर्णस्य मनो<हं पाण्डवान्‌ प्रति

Transliteration

karṇaḥ sadā pāṇḍavānāṃ tan me dahati samprati | āśaṃse tv adya karṇasya mano'haṃ pāṇḍavān prati ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“迦尔那向来敌视般度五子；此事至今仍在我心中灼烧。然而今日我仍怀一线希望：愿迦尔那之心能转向般度五子。”

Word by Word

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my / of me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• दहति: burns / torments
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सम्प्रति: now, at present
• सम्प्रति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्प्रति

• आशंसे: I hope / I expect
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-शंस्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Atmanepada

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• कर्णस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रति: towards, against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Karna
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when long-standing hostility causes deep inner anguish, one should still leave room for moral change and reconciliation; hope for a shift in intention can be ethically significant on the eve of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and counsels, the narrator notes Karna’s habitual antagonism toward the Pāṇḍavas, yet expresses a present hope that Karna’s attitude might change in their favor.