Shloka 22

कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

पुरुजित्‌ कुन्तिभोजश्न मातुलौ सव्यसाचिन:

Transliteration

purujit kuntibhojaś ca mātulau savyasācinaḥ

Translation

قال سانجيا: كان بوروجيت وكونتيبوجا—وهما خالان لأرجونا سافياساشي، صاحب اليدين الماهرتين—حاضرين، كأنما لتأكيد روابط القرابة التي تشدّ الناس، حتى حين تُكرههم الحرب على الوقوف بين واجباتٍ متعارضة.

Word by Word

• पुरुजित्: Puru-jit (proper name)
• पुरुजित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुन्तिभोजः: Kuntibhoja (proper name)
• कुन्तिभोजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तिभोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मातुलौ: the two maternal uncles
• मातुलौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सव्यसाचिनः: of Savyasācin (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Purujit
• Kuntibhoja
• Arjuna (Savyasācin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how lineage and family obligations remain morally significant even in war: identifying Arjuna’s maternal uncles highlights the tension between blood ties and the demands of kṣatriya-dharma on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is listing notable warriors/figures present in the conflict, specifying that Purujit and Kuntibhoja are Arjuna’s maternal uncles, thereby situating them within the wider network of alliances and family relations in the war.