Shloka 47
Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)
Devanagari script
धनुषो हास्य कर्माणि दिव्यानि प्राह भार्गव: । तद् रामो हाददान्महां तेन योत्स्यामि पाण्डवम्
Translation
Karna said: “Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) taught me the divine powers of this bow, and Rama himself bestowed it upon me. With this very bow I shall fight Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu.”
Word by Word
धनुषःof the bow
धनुषः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
हास्यlaughable / to be laughed at
हास्य:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootहास्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कर्माणिacts, operations
कर्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
दिव्यानिdivine
दिव्यानि:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्राहsaid, spoke
प्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भार्गवःBhārgava (Paraśurāma)
भार्गवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभार्गव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (bow)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रामःRāma (Paraśurāma)
रामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हindeed
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
ददात्gave
ददात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
महान्great
महान्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby that (bow)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
योत्स्यामिI shall fight
योत्स्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormFuture (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Ātmanepada
पाण्डवम्the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
पाण्डवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes