Shloka 21

कर्णेन सैन्यस्थापनं तथा नानायुद्धसमवायः

Karna Reforms the Host and Multiple Duels Converge

Devanagari script

इति पाउ्चनदं धर्ममवमेने पितामह: । स्वधर्मस्थेषु वर्षेषु सो5प्येतान्‌ नाभ्यपूजयत्‌

Transliteration

iti pāuñcanadaṃ dharmam avamene pitāmahaḥ | svadharmastheṣu varṣeṣu so 'py etān nābhyapūjayat ||

Translation

Karna sagte: „So zeigte der Ahnvater (Brahmā) Verachtung für das Dharma — das heißt für den Brauch- und Verhaltenskodex — der Menschen von Pañcanada. Obwohl sie in ihren eigenen Pflichten standhaft waren, ehrte er sie nicht, wie er andere Länder ehrte, die ihren jeweiligen Dharmas ergeben waren.“

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• पाञ्चनदम्: belonging to the Pañcanada (region/people)
• पाञ्चनदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाञ्चनद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मम्: dharma; conduct; custom
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवमेने: disparaged; slighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + मन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Bhīṣma)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वधर्मस्थेषु: among those abiding in their own duty
• स्वधर्मस्थेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वधर्मस्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• वर्षेषु: in the countries/regions
• वर्षेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एतान्: these (people)
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभ्यपूजयत्: honoured; respected
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Bhishma (Pitamaha)
• Pañcanada (land/people of five rivers)