Shloka 6

Adhyāya 35 — Bhīmasena’s Counter-Encirclement and the Karṇa Engagement Escalation

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो रथमास्थाय तथेति प्राह भारत । शल्ये<भ्युपगते कर्ण: सारथिं सुमनाब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

ity ukto ratham āsthāya tatheti prāha bhārata | śalye'bhyupagate karṇaḥ sārathiṃ sumanā abravīt ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus addressed, Karṇa mounted his chariot and replied, “So be it, O Bhārata.” When Śalya had come near, Karṇa—now composed in mind—spoke to his charioteer.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

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

• आस्थाय: having mounted / having taken seat
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (आ-स्था)
• Form: ktvā (absolutive/gerund)

• तथा: so; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्राह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Perfect (liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शल्ये: when/while (King) Shalya (was present/concerned)
• शल्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अभ्युपगते: having approached / having come near
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (अभि-उप-गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुमना: Sumanas (proper name)
• सुमना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमना
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Bhārata)
• Karṇa
• Śalya
• chariot
• charioteer