Shloka 21

कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament

Devanagari script

कोसलानामधिपतिर्धहत्वा बहुमतान्‌ परान्‌ | सौभद्रेण हि विक्रम्य गमितो यमसादनम्‌,कोशलनरेश शत्रुपक्षके अत्यन्त सम्मानित वीरोंका वध करके सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युके साथ पराक्रम दिखाते हुए यमलोकके पथिक बन गये

Transliteration

kosalānām adhipatir hatvā bahumatān parān | saubhadreṇa hi vikramya gamito yamasādanam ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Der Herr der Kośalas, nachdem er viele hochgeachtete Krieger der Gegenseite erschlagen hatte, zeigte seine Tapferkeit gegen Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) und wurde in Yamas Wohnstatt gesandt.

Word by Word

• कोसलानाम्: of the Kosalas
• कोसलानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोसल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अधिपतिः: the lord/king
• अधिपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• बहुमतान्: highly esteemed
• बहुमतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुमत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• परान्: others; enemies
• परान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सौभद्रेण: by/with the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
• सौभद्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• विक्रम्य: having displayed valor; having advanced bravely
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्रम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• गमितः: was sent/was made to go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP)

• यमसादनम्: the abode of Yama (death)
• यमसादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमसादन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kośala
• Kośala king (Kośalānām adhipatiḥ)
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• Yama
• Yamasādana (abode of Yama)