Mahābhārata · 7.4.4–5
॥
Devanāgarī
स्वबाहुबलवीर्येण धार्तराष्ट्रप्रियैषिणा ॥
कर्ण राजपुरं गत्वा काम्बोजा निहतास् त्वया ॥
गिरिव्रजगताश् चापि नग्नजित्प्रमुखा नृपाः ॥
अम्बष्ठाश् च विदेहाश् च गान्धाराश् च जितास् त्वया ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
svabāhubalavīryeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrapriyaiṣiṇā ||
karṇa rājapuraṃ gatvā kāmbojā nihatās tvayā ||
girivrajagatāś cāpi nagnajitpramukhā nṛpāḥ ||
ambaṣṭhāś ca videhāś ca gāndhārāś ca jitās tvayā ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
स्वबाहुबलवीर्येणsvabāhubalavīryeṇaby the strength and valor of his own arms; by the might of his own hand
धार्तराष्ट्रप्रियैषिणाdhārtarāṣṭrapriyaiṣiṇā[by you,] seeking the welfare of the son of Dhritarashtra; caring for the son of Dhritarashtra
कर्णkarṇaO Karna
राजपुरम्rājapuramto Rajapura; [to the city of] Rajapura
गत्वाgatvāhaving gone; having set out
काम्बोजाःkāmbojāḥthe Kambojas; [the people of] the Kambojas
निहताःnihatāḥslain; struck down
त्वयाtvayāby you; [precisely] by you
गिरिव्रजगताःgirivrajagatāḥthose [who were] in Girivraja; those dwelling in Girivraja
चcaand; also
अपिapiindeed; and
नग्नजित्प्रमुखाःnagnajitpramukhāḥheaded by Nagnajit; led by Nagnajit
नृपाःnṛpāḥthe kings; the lords
अम्बष्ठाःambaṣṭhāḥthe Ambashthas; [the people of] the Ambashthas
चcaand; also
विदेहाःvidehāḥthe Videhas; [the people of] the Videhas
चcaand; also
गान्धाराःgāndhārāḥthe Gandharas; [the people of] the Gandharas
चcaand; also
जिताःjitāḥdefeated; subdued
त्वयाtvayāby you; [precisely] by you
Traducción
[Bhishma:] By the strength and valor of your own arms, caring for the welfare of the son of Dhritarashtra, O Karna, you went to Rajapura and slew the Kambojas; and the kings dwelling in Girivraja, headed by Nagnajit, and the Ambashthas, and the Videhas, and the Gandharas were subdued by you.
Versión
6030979a1387 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 14:46:26 UTC
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Bhishma recounts Karna's past victories not for flattery but to strengthen a wounded spirit: 'remember who you are.' It is significant that all of them were done 'caring for the welfare of Dhritarashtra's son' — Karna's valor has from the start been given over to service, not to himself: in this lies both his nobility and his tragedy. Praise from the mouth of one who once refused to acknowledge him as a full ratha-warrior heals the wound more truly than any comfort — Bhishma restores to Karna the dignity he believed he had been denied. The verse teaches that a kind word about genuine merit heals a wounded soul; and that recognition from one who once belittled you is worth more than a flatterer's praise — for in it there is both truth and generosity.