Shloka 29

कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory

Devanagari script

नेदृशं च पुनर्युद्धे भविष्पति कदाचन । अहो ज्ञानेन सम्पन्नावुभौ ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियौं,'ऐसा युद्ध फिर कभी नहीं होगा। ये ब्राह्मण और क्षत्रिय दोनों ही अद्भुत ज्ञानसे सम्पन्न हैं

Transliteration

nedṛśaṃ ca punar yuddhe bhaviṣyati kadācana | aho jñānena sampannāv ubhau brāhmaṇa-kṣatriyau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Never again, at any time, will there be a battle like this. Alas—both of these warriors, bearing the qualities of brāhmaṇa and kṣatriya alike, are endowed with extraordinary discernment; thus this war becomes not merely a clash of arms, but a rare meeting of knowledge and valor.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• īdṛśam: such (of this kind)
• īdṛśam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• punar: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar

• yuddhe: in battle
• yuddhe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• bhaviṣyati: will be / will happen
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū
• Form: simple future (luṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• kadācana: ever (at any time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana

• aho: ah! indeed!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho

• jñānena: with knowledge
• jñānena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• sampannau: endowed / accomplished
• sampannau: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampanna
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: ubha
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• brāhmaṇa-kṣatriyau: the brāhmaṇa and the kṣatriya
• brāhmaṇa-kṣatriyau: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa + kṣatriya
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• yuddha (the battle/war)