Shloka 17
कर्णवधोत्तरं शल्य-दुर्योधनसंवादः
Aftermath of Karṇa’s Fall: Śalya’s Address to Duryodhana
Devanagari script
पूर्व यदुक्त हि सुयोधनेन न फाल्गुन: प्रमुखे स्थास्यतीति । कर्णस्य युद्धे हि महाबलस्य मौख्यात् तु तन्नावबुद्धं मया55सीत्
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Earlier Suyodhana had declared, ‘Phālguna (Arjuna) will not be able to stand before mighty Karṇa in battle.’ Yet, out of folly, I did not understand or believe his words.”
Word by Word
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
FormAvyaya (adverb)
यत्what, that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, nominative/accusative, singular
उक्तम्said, spoken
उक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPast passive participle, neuter nominative/accusative singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
FormAvyaya (particle)
सुयोधनेनby Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
सुयोधनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुयोधन
FormMasculine, instrumental, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
FormAvyaya (negation)
फाल्गुनःPhalguna (Arjuna)
फाल्गुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफाल्गुन
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
प्रमुखेin the front, in presence
प्रमुखे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमुख
FormNeuter, locative, singular
स्थास्यतिwill stand
स्थास्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormSimple future, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
FormAvyaya (quotative)
कर्णस्यof Karna
कर्णस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, genitive, singular
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, locative, singular
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
FormAvyaya (particle)
महाबलस्यof the very strong
महाबलस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, genitive, singular
मौख्यात्from foolishness
मौख्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमौख्य
FormNeuter, ablative, singular
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
FormAvyaya (contrastive particle)
तत्that (statement/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
FormAvyaya (negation)
अवबुद्धम्understood, comprehended
अवबुद्धम्:
TypeVerb
Rootअव√बुध्
FormPast passive participle, neuter nominative/accusative singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes