Shloka 19

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

प्रद्रुतं च रथ॑ दृष्टवा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य मारिष

Transliteration

pradrutaṃ ca rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnasya māriṣa

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O venerable one, seeing Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s chariot rushing forward…”

Word by Word

• प्रद्रुतम्: fled, running away
• प्रद्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रद्रुत (प्र + द्रु धातु; क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: of Dhrishtadyumna
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मारिष: O venerable one / O sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• ratha (chariot)