Shloka 44

रात्रौ युद्धप्रवृत्तिः — Night Battle Begins; Duryodhana’s Protective Orders for Droṇa

Droṇa-parva 139

Devanagari script

यच्च कर्णोडब्रवीत्‌ कृष्णां सभायां परुषं वच: । प्रमुखे पाण्डुपुत्राणां तव चैव विशाम्पते

Transliteration

yac ca karṇo 'bravīt kṛṣṇāṃ sabhāyāṃ paruṣaṃ vacaḥ | pramukhe pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ tava caiva viśāmpate ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “And the harsh words that Karṇa spoke to Kṛṣṇā in the royal assembly—spoken in the very presence of the sons of Pāṇḍu, and of you as well, O lord of the people—(all that now returns to mind).”

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कृष्णाम्: to Krishna (Draupadi)
• कृष्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• परुषम्: harsh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रमुखे: in the presence (of)
• प्रमुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमुख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पाण्डु-पुत्राणाम्: of the sons of Pandu (the Pandavas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विशाम्-पते: O lord of the people (O king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Pāṇḍuputrāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sabhā (royal assembly)