Shloka 20

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १४१: कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः, उत्पात-स्वप्न-लक्षणानि

Karna–Krishna Dialogue: Omens and Dream-Signs

Devanagari script

राजानो राजपृत्राश्न दुर्योधनवशानुगा: । प्राप्प शस्त्रेण निधन प्राप्स्यन्ति गतिमुत्तमाम्‌

Transliteration

rājāno rājaputrāś ca duryodhanavaśānugāḥ | prāpya śastreṇa nidhanaṁ prāpsyanti gatim uttamām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Those kings and royal princes who, bound by Duryodhana’s sway, will meet their end by weapons in battle, shall nevertheless attain an exalted destiny.

Word by Word

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजपुत्राः: princes (sons of kings)
• राजपुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• दुर्योधनवशानुगाः: following Duryodhana's control/influence
• दुर्योधनवशानुगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्योधन-वश-अनुग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्राप्य: having attained / having met with
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• शस्त्रेण: by a weapon
• शस्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निधनम्: death, destruction
• निधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्स्यन्ति: will attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गतिम्: state, course, destiny
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमाम्: highest, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• kings (rājānaḥ)
• princes (rājaputrāḥ)
• weapons (śastra)