महाभारत · 1.181.21
॥
देवनागरी
एवम् उक्तस् तु राधेयो युद्धात् कर्णो न्यवर्तत ॥
ब्रह्मं तेजस् तदाजय्यं मन्यमानो महारथः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
evam uktas tu rādheyo yuddhāt karṇo nyavartata ||
brahmaṃ tejas tadājayyaṃ manyamāno mahārathaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
एवम् उक्तः तु राधेयः युद्धात् कर्णः न्यवर्ततevam uktaḥ tu rādheyaḥ yuddhāt karṇaḥ nyavartatathus addressed, Radheya Karna withdrew from the battle,
ब्रह्मं तेजः तत् अजय्यं मन्यमानः महारथःbrahmaṃ tejaḥ tat ajayyaṃ manyamānaḥ mahārathaḥdeeming that brahmic power invincible, the great chariot-warrior;
उक्तस्uktasoriginal form "uktas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राधेयोrādheyooriginal form "rādheyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्णोkarṇooriginal form "karṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजस्tejasoriginal form "tejas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाजय्यंtadājayyaṃoriginal form "tadājayyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्यमानोmanyamānooriginal form "manyamāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"Thus addressed, Radheya Karna, the great chariot-warrior, withdrew from the battle, deeming that brahmic power invincible."
संस्करण
1a2d03e94369 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:44:41 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Karna withdraws before what he takes for a brahmin's might. It is telling that, deeming "brahmic power invincible," he steps back from the fight: reverence for the strength of the sacred restrains even the fearless. Here an involuntary humility before the spiritual shows itself: Karna retreats not from fear of a man but before a superiority he honors. Telling too is what lies hidden: he retreats before Arjuna himself, taking him for a brahmin. Thus the verse shows that even the proud bow before what is higher; and Karna, in withdrawing, unknowingly yields to the rival destined for him.