Shloka 38

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

दुःशासन सुबालो<यं विकर्ण: प्राज्ञवादिक: । पाण्डवानां च वासांसि द्रौपद्याश्चाप्युपाहर

Transliteration

duḥśāsana subālo ’yaṃ vikarṇaḥ prājñavādikaḥ | pāṇḍavānāṃ ca vāsāṃsi draupadyāś cāpy upāhara ||

Translation

Karna sagte: „Duḥśāsana! Dieser Vikarna ist nur ein törichter Junge, und doch redet er, als wäre er weise. Geh: bring herbei und reiß die Gewänder der Pāṇḍavas herunter—und auch die der Draupadī.“

Word by Word

• दुःशासन: O Duhshasana
• दुःशासन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सुबालः: Subala (name)
• सुबालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुबाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विकर्णः: Vikarna
• विकर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राज्ञवादिकः: one who speaks like the wise; a pretended wise-speaker
• प्राज्ञवादिकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्ञवादिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• वासांसि: garments, clothes
• वासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• द्रौपद्याः: of Draupadi
• द्रौपद्याः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

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

• उपाहर: bring; take away (here: remove/strip off)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-हृ
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Duhshasana
• Vikarna
• Pandavas
• Draupadi
• garments (vāsāṃsi)