Shloka 203

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

Strī-parva, Adhyāya 27

Devanagari script

असूत त॑ भवत्यग्रे कथमद्भुतविक्रमम्‌ । “वे समस्त शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ कर्ण क्या सचमुच हमारे बड़े भाई थे? आपने पहले उन अद्भुत पराक्रमी वीरको कैसे उत्पन्न किया था?

Transliteration

asūta taṁ bhavaty agre katham adbhuta-vikramam | ve samasta-śastra-dhāriṇīṁ śreṣṭhaḥ karṇaḥ kiṁ sacamucya asmākaṁ baḍe bhrātā āsīt? āpne pūrvaṁ tān adbhuta-parākramī vīrako kathaṁ utpanna kiyā thā?

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “How, in former times, did you give birth to that man of wondrous prowess? Was Karṇa—foremost among all who bear weapons—truly our elder brother? Tell us: how did you first bring forth that hero of extraordinary valor?”

Word by Word

• असूत: gave birth (bore)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (प्रसवे)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), 3, Singular, परस्मैपद

• तत्: him/that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भवती: you (lady)
• भवती: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अग्रे: formerly / earlier
• अग्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• अद्भुत: marvellous, wondrous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विक्रमम्: valour, prowess
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Karṇa