Shloka 19

Gaṅgā-tīra Udaka-kriyā and Kuntī’s Disclosure of Karṇa’s Maternity

Strī-parva, Adhyāya 27

Devanagari script

भूमिपानां च सर्वेषां बलं बलवतां वर:

Transliteration

bhūmipānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ balaṃ balavatāṃ varaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Among all the rulers of the earth, he was the very strength of the strong—the foremost among the mighty.”

Word by Word

• भूमिपानाम्: of kings (earth-protectors)
• भूमिपानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (भूमि + प)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• बलवताम्: of the strong
• बलवताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best, the foremost
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• bhūmipāḥ (kings/rulers)