Shloka 15

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

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

Devanagari script

अथ हंसा: समुद्रान्ते कदाचिदतिपातिन:

Transliteration

atha haṃsāḥ samudrānte kadācid atipātinaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, at the ocean’s edge, there were on one occasion swans—swift-flying birds—appearing as an omen-like scene within the unfolding narrative.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• हंसाः: swans
• हंसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समुद्रान्ते: at the sea-shore / at the end of the ocean
• समुद्रान्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कदाचित्: once/sometime
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित्

• अतिपातिनः: flying swiftly / passing over (very fast)
• अतिपातिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिपातिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• haṃsa (swans)
• samudra (ocean/sea)