Shloka 48
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
Devanagari script
पृथिव्यां पृथिवीहेतो: पृथिवीपतयो हता:
Transliteration
pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīhetoḥ pṛthivīpatayo hatāḥ
Translation
Kṛṣṇa said: “Upon this very earth, for the sake of possessing the earth, the lords of the earth have been slain.”
Word by Word
पृथिव्याम्on the earth
पृथिव्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
पृथिवीहेतोःfor the sake of the earth / due to the earth
पृथिवीहेतोः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी-हेतु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
पृथिवीपतयःkings (lords of the earth)
पृथिवीपतयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हताःwere slain
हताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī KṛṣṇaP
pṛthivī (the earth)P
pṛthivīpatayaḥ (kings/rulers)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes