Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अहं दुःशासन: कर्ण: शकुनिर्मातुलश्ष मे

Transliteration

ahaṁ duḥśāsanaḥ karṇaḥ śakunir mātulaś ca me

Translation

Sañjaya said: “I am here, along with Duḥśāsana, Karṇa, and Śakuni—who is my maternal uncle.”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• दुःशासनः: Duhshasana
• दुःशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शकुनिः: Shakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मातुलः: maternal uncle
• मातुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duḥśāsana
• Karṇa
• Śakuni

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how war is shaped not only by individual valor but by networks of kinship and alliance; figures like Duḥśāsana, Karṇa, and Śakuni represent the Kaurava side’s cohesion, while also evoking the ethical weight of choosing companions whose actions often oppose dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya identifies the notable Kaurava figures present with him—Duḥśāsana, Karṇa, and Śakuni (his maternal uncle)—as part of a situational report within the Drona Parva’s battlefield narration.