Shloka 55

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

कर्णो5पि राजन्‌ सम्प्राप्प सैनापत्यमरिंदम: । योगमाज्ञापयामास सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति,राजन! शत्रुदमन कर्णने भी सेनापतिका पद प्राप्त करके सूर्योदयके समय सेनाको युद्धके लिये तैयार होनेकी आज्ञा दे दी

Transliteration

karṇo 'pi rājan samprāpya senāpatyam ariṃdamaḥ | yogam ājñāpayāmāsa sūryasyodayanaṃ prati ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, Karṇa too—having attained the command of the army, the subduer of foes—issued orders that the forces be made ready for battle at sunrise.

Word by Word

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

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

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सम्प्राप्य: having obtained, having attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सैनापत्यम्: the commandership (office of general)
• सैनापत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनापत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अरिंदमः: enemy-subduing (one)
• अरिंदमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगम्: battle-array; preparation/engagement
• योगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आज्ञापयामास: commanded, ordered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ज्ञा (causative: आज्ञापय-)
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सूर्यस्य: of the sun
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उदयनम्: rising; sunrise
• उदयनम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदयन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards; at; with reference to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Karṇa
• the Kaurava army
• the Sun (sūrya)