Shloka 8
Kuntī–Karṇa Saṃvāda: Lineage Disclosure and Appeal to Fraternal Dharma
Devanagari script
क्रियमाणे बलादू धर्मे कुरुभि: को न संज्वरेत् । असाम्ना केशवे याते समुद्योक्ष्यन्ति पाण्डवा:
Transliteration
kriyamāṇe balādū dharme kurubhiḥ ko na saṁjvaret | asāmnā keśave yāte samudyokṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩波罗衍那说：当俱卢人把强迫与暴力当作“法”（dharma）而如此行事时，谁能不忧惧？凯沙瓦（圣克里希纳）调停和解未成，已然离去；因此，般度五子如今也将振作起来，投入一桩大业——战争。
Word by Word
क्रियमाणेwhen/while being done
क्रियमाणे:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकाले कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन
बलात्by force, forcibly
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन
धर्मेin/with regard to dharma; as dharma
धर्मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
कुरुभिःby the Kurus (Kauravas)
कुरुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
संज्वरेत्would be anxious / would worry
संज्वरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्वर् (धातु) + सम्
Formविधिलिङ्, potential/optative, प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
असाम्नाwithout agreement; without conciliation (unsuccessfully)
असाम्ना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअसामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन
केशवेwhen/with Keśava (Krishna)
केशवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
यातेwhen (he) has gone
याते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
Formभूतकाले क्त (past passive participle), used absolutely, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
समुद्योक्ष्यन्तिwill undertake / will make great effort
समुद्योक्ष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-युज् (धातु) + सम्
Formलृट्, simple future, प्रथम, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
Kurus (Kauravas)K
Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)P
PāṇḍavasD
dharmaS
sandhi (reconciliation/peace effort)Y
yuddha (war)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Calling coercion ‘dharma’ is a moral distortion that inevitably breeds fear and instability; when peaceful reconciliation fails, even the restrained are compelled to prepare for conflict.
After Kṛṣṇa’s attempt to secure a peace settlement with the Kauravas does not succeed, the situation turns decisively toward war, and the Pāṇḍavas begin vigorous preparations.