Shloka 71
अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः
Devanagari script
वासुदेवस्य दुर्बुद्धि: प्रत्याख्यानमरोचत । स नूनं वृषभस्कन्ध॑ कर्ण दृष्टवा निपातितम्
Transliteration
vāsudevasya durbuddhiḥ pratyākhyānam arocata | sa nūnaṃ vṛṣabhaskandha karṇa dṛṣṭvā nipātitam ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “The ill-conceived thought of rejecting Vāsudeva’s counsel pleased him. Surely, O bull-shouldered one, only after seeing Karṇa struck down did he accept the truth—too late for any remedy.”
Word by Word
वासुदेवस्यof Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
वासुदेवस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दुर्बुद्धिःevil counsel / foolish idea
दुर्बुद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्बुद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रत्याख्यानम्refusal / rejection
प्रत्याख्यानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रत्याख्यान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अरोचतwas pleasing / seemed good
अरोचत:
TypeVerb
Rootरुच्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नूनम्surely / indeed
नूनम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
वृषभस्कन्धO bull-shouldered one
वृषभस्कन्ध:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ-स्कन्ध
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कर्णम्Karna
कर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)
निपातितम्felled / struck down
निपातितम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)K
KarṇaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes