Shloka 24

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

एतांस्‍्तु वासुदेवो5पि रथोदारान्‌ प्रशंसति । सतत प्रियकामाश्ष्‌ कर्णस्यैते वशे स्थिता:,भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण भी इन श्रेष्ठ महारथियोंकी प्रशंसा करते हैं, ये सब-के-सब कर्णके वशमें स्थित हैं और सदा उसका प्रिय करनेकी अभिलाषा रखते हैं

Transliteration

etāṁs tu vāsudevo 'pi rathodārān praśaṁsati | satataṁ priyakāmāś ca karṇasyaite vaśe sthitāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Even Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) praises these noble chariot-warriors. All of them remain under Karṇa’s control, ever intent on doing what pleases him.”

Word by Word

• एतान्: these (men)
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• रथ-उदारान्: excellent in chariots; great chariot-warriors
• रथ-उदारान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथोदारा
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रशंसति: praises
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सततम्: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम्

• प्रिय-कामाः: desiring to do what is pleasing (to him)
• प्रिय-कामाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियकाम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्णस्य: of Karṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एते: these (men)
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वशे: in (his) control/power
• वशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थिताः: standing; being situated
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Karṇa
• ratha (chariot)
• rathin (chariot-warrior)