महाभारत · 7.158.8–9
॥
देवनागरी
तस्य हस्तस्थिता शक्तिः कालरात्रिर् इवोद्यता ॥
दैवोपहतबुद्धित्वान् न तां कर्णो विमुक्तवान् ॥
कृष्णे वा देवकीपुत्रे मोहितो देवमायया ॥
पार्थे वा शक्रकल्पे वै वधार्थं वासवीं प्रभो ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tasya hastasthitā śaktiḥ kālarātrir ivodyatā ||
daivopahatabuddhitvān na tāṃ karṇo vimuktavān ||
kṛṣṇe vā devakīputre mohito devamāyayā ||
pārthe vā śakrakalpe vai vadhārthaṃ vāsavīṃ prabho ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
तस्य हस्तस्थिता शक्तिःtasya hastasthitā śaktiḥthe spear existing in his hand; the spear that was in his hand
कालरात्रिः इव उद्यताkālarātriḥ iva udyatāraised up like the night of death; raised up like the night of doom
दैवोपहतबुद्धित्वात्daivopahatabuddhitvātfrom a mind struck down by fate; from a mind clouded by fate
न ताम् कर्णः विमुक्तवान्na tām karṇaḥ vimuktavānnot it did Karna loose; Karna did not loose it
कृष्णे वा देवकीपुत्रेkṛṣṇe vā devakīputreat Krishna, son of Devaki, or; neither at Krishna, son of Devaki
मोहितः देवमाययाmohitaḥ devamāyayādeluded by the divine illusion; deluded by the divine illusion
पार्थे वा शक्रकल्पे वैpārthe vā śakrakalpe vaiat Partha, or, equal to Shakra; nor at Partha, equal to Shakra
वधार्थम् वासवीम् प्रभोvadhārtham vāsavīm prabhofor the slaying -- the Vasavi, lord; for the slaying -- that Vasavi [spear of Indra], O lord
अनुवाद
The spear that was in his hand, raised up like the night of doom -- from a mind clouded by fate Karna did not loose it, neither at Krishna, son of Devaki, deluded by the divine illusion, nor at Partha, equal to Shakra, for the slaying -- that Vasavi [Indra's spear], O lord.
संस्करण
fa6f4a2e55ef · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:58:11 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The dart, like "the night of doom," is raised -- but Karna's mind is clouded "by divine illusion": the higher power takes away not the weapon but the clarity of mind. It is telling that defeat comes not from without but from within -- through the darkening of judgment. The verse teaches that fate strikes not always by a blow but by a clouding: robbing a man of clarity at the decisive moment, it turns even his most fearsome weapon to nothing; and a clouded mind is more defenseless than an unarmed hand.