Shloka 4

कर्णेन व्यूहविधानम् — Karṇa’s Battle Formation and the Pāṇḍava Counter-Plan

Adhyāya 31

Devanagari script

तत्त्वामप्रतिवीर्याद्य शत्रुपक्षक्षयावह । मद्रेश्वर प्रयाचेडहं शिरसा विनयेन च,'शत्रुपक्षका विनाश करनेवाले, अनुपम शक्तिशाली, रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ मद्रराज! मैं मस्तक झुकाकर विनयपूर्वक आपसे यह याचना करता हूँ कि आप अर्जुनके विनाश और मेरे हितके लिये प्रेमपूर्वक कर्णका सारथ्य कीजिये

Transliteration

tattvām aprativīryādya śatrupakṣakṣayāvaha | madreśvara prayāce 'haṃ śirasā vinayena ca ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: “O lord of Madra, you who are truly of irresistible prowess and a bringer of destruction to the enemy host—bowing my head, I humbly entreat you: for the slaying of Arjuna and for my own advantage, please, with goodwill, take up the role of Karna’s charioteer.”

Word by Word

• तत्त्वाम्: you (as the object)
• तत्त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तत् + त्वाम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अप्रतिवीर्य: of unmatched valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रतिवीर्य
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• आद्य: foremost, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• शत्रु-पक्ष-क्षय-आवह: bringing destruction of the enemy side
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत्रु + पक्ष + क्षय + आवह
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• मद्र-ईश्वर: O lord of Madra
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्र + ईश्वर
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• प्रयाचे: I request, I beg
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + याच्
• Form: present, 1st, singular, ātmanepada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शिरसा: with (my) head; bowing the head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• विनयेन: with humility
• विनयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Madra king (Śalya)
• Karna
• Arjuna
• enemy host (Pandava side implied)