Shloka 8
सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः
Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala
Devanagari script
कृष्णानां मुखपुण्ड्राणामृक्षाणां भीमकर्मणाम् | कोटीशतसहस्रेण जाम्बवानू् प्रत्यदृश्यत
Translation
Da erschien Jāmbavān, begleitet von schwarzen Bären von furchtbaren Taten, deren Stirn das Zeichen der Tilaka schmückte; sie kamen zu Hunderten von koṭis und zu Tausenden.
Word by Word
कृष्णानाम्of the black (ones)
कृष्णानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मुखपुण्ड्राणाम्of those having forehead/face tilaka-marks
मुखपुण्ड्राणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमुखपुण्ड्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ऋक्षाणाम्of the bears
ऋक्षाणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootऋक्ष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
भीमकर्मणाम्of those whose deeds are terrible
भीमकर्मणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootभीमकर्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कोटीशतसहस्रेणwith a hundred-thousand crores (i.e., an immense number)
कोटीशतसहस्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकोटि-शत-सहस्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जाम्बवान्Jāmbavān
जाम्बवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजाम्बवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रत्यदृश्यतwas seen / appeared
प्रत्यदृश्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes