Shloka 40
कर्णपरर्वणि त्रयोचत्वारिंशदध्यायः (Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 43) — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Assessment and the Reversal Around Bhīma
Devanagari script
पज्च नद्यो वहन्त्येता यत्र नि:सृत्य पर्वतात्
Transliteration
pañca nadyo vahanty etā yatra niḥsṛtya parvatāt
Translation
Karna said: “Five rivers flow here, issuing forth from the mountain.”
Word by Word
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
वहन्तिflow / carry (waters)
वहन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
Formpresent, third, plural, parasmaipada
एताःthese
एताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
निःसृत्यhaving issued forth / having emerged
निःसृत्य:
Apadana
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√सृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active
पर्वतात्from the mountain
पर्वतात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Attentive observation of reality—such as terrain and natural resources—is a form of practical wisdom that influences responsible action; in war, clear seeing precedes choices that carry moral weight.
Karna is describing a landscape feature: five rivers that originate from a mountain, likely as part of situational assessment relevant to movement and tactics in the ongoing conflict.