Shloka 64

कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा ततो देवा वाक्यमुक्त महात्मना | गत्वा पितामहं देवा: प्रसाद्येदं वचो<ब्रुवन्‌,उन महात्माके कहे हुए इस वचनको सुनकर सब देवता ब्रह्माजीके पास गये और उन्हें प्रसन्न करके इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

etac chrutvā tato devā vākyam uktaṁ mahātmanā | gatvā pitāmahaṁ devāḥ prasādya idaṁ vaco 'bruvan ||

Translation

Hearing these words spoken by the great-souled one, the gods then went to the Grandsire (Brahmā). Having propitiated him, the gods addressed him with the following request—

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (speech/statement)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रभव अव्यय)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्तम्: spoken/said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• पितामहम्: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रसाद्य: having propitiated/pleased
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रसादय् (प्र + सद्/सद्-प्रेरणार्थक causative base)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रुवन्: they said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• देवाḥ (the gods)
• पितामह (Brahmā, the Grandsire)
• महात्मा (a great-souled person; unnamed in this verse)