Shloka 18
कर्णवधोत्तरं शल्य-दुर्योधनसंवादः
Aftermath of Karṇa’s Fall: Śalya’s Address to Duryodhana
Devanagari script
तेनाद्य तप्स्ये भृशमप्रमेयं यच्छत्रुवर्गे नरक प्रविष्ट: । तदैव वाच्यो5स्मि ननु त्वयाहं न योत्स्ये5हं सूतपुत्रं कथंचित्
Transliteration
tenādya tapsye bhṛśam aprameyaṁ yac chatruvarge naraka praviṣṭaḥ | tadaiva vācyo ’smi nanu tvayāhaṁ na yotsye ’haṁ sūtaputraṁ kathaṁcit ||
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: „Darum will ich heute eine strenge, unermessliche Buße üben — denn ich bin mitten in den Reihen der Feinde in eine Hölle geraten. Ja, du darfst mich an das erinnern, was ich dir einst sagte: ‚Unter keinen Umständen werde ich gegen den Sohn des Wagenlenkers kämpfen.‘“
Word by Word
तेनby that (reason/act)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
तप्स्येI shall do penance / I shall suffer austerity
तप्स्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
Formfuture, 1st, singular, parasmaipada
भृशम्exceedingly, greatly
भृशम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
अप्रमेयम्immeasurable (thing/extent)
अप्रमेयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रमेय
Formneuter, accusative, singular
यत्which/that (fact) that
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
शत्रु-वर्गेin the host/group of enemies
शत्रु-वर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु-वर्ग
Formmasculine, locative, singular
नरकO Naraka (address)
नरक:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootनरक
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
प्रविष्टःhaving entered / entered
प्रविष्टः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
Formpast passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
एवindeed, just
एव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वाच्यःto be called / to be spoken of
वाच्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवाच्य
Formgerundive (to be said/called), masculine, nominative, singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formpresent, 1st, singular, parasmaipada
ननुindeed, surely (particle)
ननु:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootननु
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
नnot
न:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
योत्स्येI shall fight
योत्स्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
Formfuture, 1st, singular, ātmanepada
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
सूत-पुत्रम्the charioteer’s son
सूत-पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूत-पुत्र
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
कथंचित्in any way, at all
कथंचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचित्
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaS
sūtaputra (Karṇa)Ś
śatruvarga (enemy host)N
naraka (hell)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes