Shloka 11
कर्णेन सैन्यस्थापनं तथा नानायुद्धसमवायः
Karna Reforms the Host and Multiple Duels Converge
Devanagari script
सती पुरा हृता काचिदारट्टात् किल दस्युभि: । अधर्मतश्नोपयाता सा तानभ्यशपत् ततः,“कहते हैं, प्राचीन कालमें लुटेरे डाकुओंने आरट्ट देशसे किसी सती स्त्रीका अपहरण कर लिया और अधर्मपूर्वक उसके साथ समागम किया। तब उसने उन्हें यह शाप दे दिया --
Transliteration
satī purā hṛtā kācid āraṭṭāt kila dasyubhiḥ | adharmataś copayātā sā tān abhyśapat tataḥ |
Translation
Karna said: “It is said that long ago a chaste woman was abducted from the land of Āraṭṭa by bandits. After they violated her through unrighteous force, she then pronounced a curse upon them.”
Word by Word
सतीa virtuous woman
सती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसती (स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सत्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पुराformerly, once
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
हृताwas abducted/taken away
हृता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (धातु) → हृत (कृदन्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)
काचित्some (woman)
काचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आरट्टात्from (the land of) Aratta
आरट्टात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआरट्ट (देश-नाम, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
किलindeed, it is said
किल:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल
दस्युभिःby robbers/bandits
दस्युभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अधर्मतःunrighteously, unlawfully
अधर्मतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
अनुपयाताhaving been approached/subjected to (sexually)
अनुपयाता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-या (धातु) → अनुपयात (कृदन्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, Active (past participle)
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अभ्यशपत्cursed
अभ्यशपत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-शप् (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaA
a satī (unnamed chaste woman)D
dasyu (bandits/robbers)Ā
Āraṭṭa (region)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes