Shloka 23

Devanagari script

एवंगतो5पि शक्‍्यो<यं हन्तुं नान्‍येन केनचित्‌ । ऋते त्वां पुरुषव्याप्र शपे सत्येन चानघ,पुरुषसिंह! आज ऐसी अवस्थामें आकर भी कर्ण तुम्हारे सिवा किसी दूसरे योद्धासे नहीं मारा जा सकता। अनघ! मैं सत्यकी शपथ खाकर यह बात कहता हूँ

Transliteration

evaṃ gato 'pi śakyo 'yaṃ hantuṃ nānyena kenacit | ṛte tvāṃ puruṣavyāghra śape satyena cānagha ||

Translation

Even in this diminished state, he can be slain by no one else. Except for you, O tiger among men—O sinless one—I swear by truth: Karṇa cannot be killed by any other warrior.

Word by Word

• {'evaṃ': 'thus

• in this manner', 'gataḥ api': 'even having come to (such a state)

• even so', 'śakyaḥ': 'possible

• capable (of being done)', 'ayam': 'this (person)', 'hantum': 'to kill

• to slay', 'na anyena kenacit': 'by no other (person) whatsoever', 'ṛte': 'except

• without', 'tvām': 'you (accusative)', 'puruṣavyāghra': 'tiger among men

• best of men (epithet of a hero)', 'śape': 'I swear

• I take an oath', 'satyena': 'by truth

• with truth as witness', 'ca': 'and', 'anagha': 'sinless

Speaker

श्रीवायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Karṇa
• the addressed hero (puruṣavyāghra/anagha; implied Arjuna in context)