Shloka 12

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

पुत्राणां तस्य बालानां कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम्‌

Transliteration

putrāṇāṃ tasya bālānāṃ kumārāṇāṃ yaśasvinām

Translation

Sañjaya said: He spoke of his sons—still young, mere princes—yet already renowned, whose fame and promise stood in poignant contrast to the ruthless demands of the war.

Word by Word

• पुत्राणाम्: of (the) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• बालानाम्: of the young (ones)
• बालानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुमाराणाम्: of the princes / youths
• कुमाराणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यशस्विनाम्: of the glorious / renowned
• यशस्विनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच