sri krishna karna conversation in udyogaparvam

7/26/2019 Sri Krishna Karna conversation in Udyogaparvam

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edition is dated to 17th century.

Subsequent editions of Mahabharata

both from North and South India did

refer to this edition.

2. Sriman Mahabharatam, a new edition,

mainly based on the Southern IndianTexts, with footnotes and readings,

published by T.R. Krishnacharya,

proprietor, Madhva Vilas Book Depot,

Kumbakonam, printed by R.V. Shedge

for the proprietor at the Nirnayasagar

Press, 28 Kolbhat Lane, Bombay

(1914)

3. The Mahabharata (Southern

Recension), critically edited by P.P.S.

Sastri, B.A. (Oxon), M.A., published byVavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and

Sons, Madras (1931-1933).

4. Critical Edition of Mahabharata:Electronic text of Mahabharata (Critical

Edition) available from Dr. Muneo

Tokunaga and Bhandarkar Oriental

Research Institute (BORI) and Dr.

John Smith

In addition to the above texts, I also accessed

4 editions of Andhra Mahabharatam:

published by Vavilla Ramaswamy pantulu and

Sons, Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy,

Osmania University, and Tirumala Tirupati

Devastanamulu (this one through discussion

with my brother Sampath Kumar).

Further, I referred to The Mahabharata

KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA: VOL IV:

VIRATA and UDYOGA PARVA, Translated

into English prose from the original SanskritText By PRATAP CHANDRA ROY, C. I. E.,

ORIENTAL PUBLISHING CO., 11D, ARPULI

LANE, CALCUTTA-12 and Published by

Dhirendra Nath Bote, 38A, Motijheel Avenue,

Calcutta-28. This book is very similar to

another book The Mahabharata of Krishna-

Dwaipayana Vyasa, Translated into English


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Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text by Kisari

Mohan Ganguli [1883-1896].

Besides, I had the fortune of listening to many

erudite scholars who delivered their

pravachanasin Telugu.

The text from BORI edition is same as that of

Maharishi University of management. In the

remaining Sanskrit editions, there is a minor

variation in the second line as compared to

the Maharishi's text.

` `FtZ* tZ ty F Ot **

I could not locate any previous reference inMahabharatam to whether Srikrishna had

prior knowledge of Karana's birth that he is the

son of Kunti, Pandavas' mother. During

swayamvara of Droupadi, Srikrishna

recognises Pandavas sitting among Brahmins

incognito and points out to Balarama. But the

first meeting between Srikrishna and

Pandavas takes place immediately after

Arjuna wins over Droupadi (Krishna, daughter

of Drupada) when Srikrishna goes to the place

where Pandavas are staying. He pays

respects to Kunti and Yudhishtir. We infer

from this that Srikrishna is younger to

Yudhishtir. Obviously he has to be younger

than Karna. Srikrishna being God Almighty,

we take it that He knows everything.

Divergent interpretations have been put

forward to explain the real meaning of the

text in line 2 of the above sloka.

The main reason stems from the fact that King

Drupada's daughter Krishna is married to

Pandavas who are 5 in number. The words

", and "ty F" have been interpreteddifferently by different scholars. For example,

Kisari Mohana Ganguli and Pratap Chandra


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befitting his role. It is entirely inconceivable

that Lord Srikrishna could entice Karna with

the 6th husband dangle. His role in

Udyogaparvam as representative of

Pandavas, even though it is a failed mission,

is one of the best depictions by the sage.

That is the reason why so many different

interpretations were doled out to explain away

the ". Without going into discussion as towhich interpretation can be accepted, I wish

re-write the second line in the following way:.

Z ty F tOt **

I venture to add my own interpretation.

Let me confess right at the beginning. I am not

a scholar nor do I proclaim to have read and

understood our great epics, Itihasas or

Puranas.

I also know that Sanskrit is the most advanced

language in days of yore and even now in this

computer age. The greatness of the languageis its brevity, syntax and the elaborate

meanings embedded in the briefest of the

words.

We all know that Dasarathi refers to Sri

Rama. Son of Dasaratha is how the word

Dasarathi is described.

Now Dasaratha has four sons. Besides Sri

Rama, we have Bharata, Lakshmana and

Satrugna. I have been curious to knowwhether the word Dasarathi can also be

used to refer to the other three sons of

Dasaratha. From the description of the word, I

feel we can use the word to refer to all the

sons of Dasaratha.


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And at that time (coronation ceremony

function), with all the six (5 Pandavas and

Krishna, their spouse), Drustadymna

(Droupadi) will reach you. I treated " as acardinal number in dative case (Tritiya

vibhakti) and t" in accusative case (Dwitiyavibhakti).

Drustadyumna is expected to be the

Commander-in-Chief of Pandavas. It is

entirely in the fitness of the occasion that he

should be bringing the dignitaries to the

coronation ceremony. It is the tradition that the

commander-in-chief ushers the dignitaries

during the coronation of kings and emperors.

For me, the very thought of Droupadi, the

most dignified character of Mahabharata and

an about-to-become queen, reaching Karna

all alone on her own for his coronation during

the sixth period or to have him as her sixth

husband, is inconceivable.

One may point out that Srikrishna already

refers to Pandavas in earlier slokas during his

conversation with Karna. It is thus superfluousto bring in them again. My justification is that

initially Srikrishna tells Karna what would

happen in the event his birth is known to all.

zt Ot t: f n:ztz f `t:``w nyOt:zt Ot ZFs:

O sire, let the Pandavas know thee as a son

of Kunti born before Yudhishthira. The

brothers, the five Pandavas, the son of

droupadi, and the invincible son of Subhadra.

will all embrace thy feet. All the kings and

princes, again, that have been assembled for

the Pandava-cause, and all the Andhakas and

Vrishnis, will also embrace thy feet.


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The subsequent slokas describe the

coronation function and what is expected

during such function.

Another query that could be raised is howcould Srikrishna foresee that Drustadymna is

the commander-in-chief? But I am sure the

discerning readers can easily find answer to

this.

sri krishna karna conversation in udyogaparvam

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