Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

धृष्टकेतुर्महाराज चेदीनां प्रवरो रथ:

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭaketūr mahārāja cedīnāṁ pravaro rathaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O great king, Dhṛṣṭaketu—the foremost among the Cedi warriors—was a chariot-fighter (ratha) of distinction.”

Word by Word

• धृष्टकेतुः: Dhrishtaketu (proper name)
• धृष्टकेतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चेदीनाम्: of the Chedis
• चेदीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रवरः: the foremost, excellent
• प्रवरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथः: chariot / charioteer-warrior (ratha)
• रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛṣṭaketu
• Cedi (Cedis)