Shloka 27

कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

सुचित्रश्नित्रवर्मा च पितापुत्रो महारथौ

Transliteration

sucitraśnitravarmā ca pitāputro mahārathau

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Sucitra and Mitravarmā as well—father and son—both great chariot-warriors (mahārathas).” The line continues the battlefield catalogue, underscoring how entire lineages are drawn into the war, where inherited loyalties and martial duty bind families to the same perilous cause.

Word by Word

• सुचित्रश्नित्रवर्मा: Suchitrashnitravarmā (a proper name)
• सुचित्रश्नित्रवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुचित्रश्नित्रवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पितापुत्रौ: father and son
• पितापुत्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महारथौ: two great chariot-warriors
• महारथौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sucitraśnitravarmā
• father and son (unnamed pair)