Shloka 46

कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament

Devanagari script

राधेय: सूतपुत्रश्न भ्रातरश्न महारथा: । केकया: सर्वशश्चापि निहता: सव्यसाचिना,सूतपुत्र राधानन्दन कर्ण, उसके महारथी भाई तथा समस्त केकय भी सव्यसाची अर्जुनके हाथसे मारे गये

Transliteration

Rādheyaḥ sūtaputraś ca bhrātaraś ca mahārathāḥ | Kekayāḥ sarvaśaś cāpi nihatāḥ Savyasācinā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Rādheya (Karna), the charioteer’s son, along with his brothers—mighty warriors—and indeed all the Kekayas as well, were slain by Savyasācin (Arjuna). The verse underscores the grim moral weight of war: even renowned heroes and entire allied contingents fall when dharma has already been ruptured and the conflict has become inexorable.

Word by Word

• राधेयः: Radheya (Karna)
• राधेयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रः: son of a charioteer (Suta)
• सूतपुत्रः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great warriors
• महारथाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केकयाः: the Kekayas
• केकयाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केकय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वशः: entirely; all of them
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• निहताः: slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• सव्यसाचिना: by Savyasacin (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karna)
• Arjuna (Savyasācin)
• Karna's brothers
• Kekaya(s)