Shloka 13

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

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

Devanagari script

तस्मै सदा प्रयच्छन्ति वैश्यपुत्रा: कुमारका:

Transliteration

tasmai sadā prayacchanti vaiśyaputrāḥ kumārakāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “To him, the young boys—sons of Vaiśyas—continually offer gifts.” The line highlights a steady, voluntary support given by ordinary householders, suggesting a social ethic of sustaining one who is regarded as worthy—whether through need, merit, or recognized standing.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, dative, singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they give/bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (यच्छ्)
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• वैश्यपुत्राः: sons of Vaiśyas
• वैश्यपुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्यपुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• कुमारकाः: boys/young lads
• कुमारकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• vaiśyaputrāḥ (sons of Vaiśyas)
• kumārakāḥ (young boys)