Shloka 15

Karṇa-nidhana-śravaṇa, Kṣaya-Varṇana, and Śeṣa-sainika-nirdeśa

Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall, Accounting of Losses, and Naming of Remaining Warriors

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो5ब्रवीत्‌ सूतो राजानं जनमेजय । हतो वैकर्तनो राजन्‌ सह पुत्रर्महारथ:

Transliteration

evam ukto 'bravīt sūto rājānaṃ janamejaya | hato vaikartano rājan saha putraiḥ mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

Thus addressed, the charioteer replied to King Janamejaya: “O King, Vaikartana (Karna), that great warrior, has been slain—along with his sons.”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सूतः: the charioteer / bard (Sūta)
• सूतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हतः: slain
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• कर्तनः: Karna (the cutter; epithet)
• कर्तनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• पुत्रैः: with (his) sons
• पुत्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Sūta
• Vaikartana (Karna)
• Karna’s sons