Shloka 20
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
Devanagari script
पुत्रांस्ते निहतान् दृष्टवा सूतपुत्र: सुदुर्मना:
Transliteration
putrāṁs te nihatān dṛṣṭvā sūtaputraḥ sudurmanāḥ
Translation
قال سانجيا: لما رأى أبناءك صرعى، استولى على كارنا—ابن السائق—حزنٌ شديد، فانقبضت نفسه واغتمّ قلبه.
Word by Word
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तेyour/of you
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
निहतान्slain
निहतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-हन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), —, —
सूतपुत्रःthe charioteer's son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुदुर्मनाःvery sorrowful / greatly dejected
सुदुर्मनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुर्मनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarnaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas)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
Even the mightiest warrior is not untouched by the consequences of violence: the sight of slain kin brings grief and moral weight, highlighting the human cost that accompanies adharma-driven conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, seeing Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons killed, becomes profoundly dejected, signaling a turning point in morale amid the devastation of the battle.