Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

पुरुजित्‌ कुन्तिभोजश्न मातुलौ सव्यसाचिन:

Transliteration

purujit kuntibhojaś ca mātulau savyasācinaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sagte: Purujit und Kuntibhoja—beide Onkel mütterlicherseits des beidhändigen Arjuna, Savyasācī—waren zugegen, als Zeichen jener Verwandtschaftsbande, die binden, selbst wenn der Krieg Verwandte zwingt, zwischen widerstreitenden Pflichten Stellung zu beziehen.

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.