Shloka 41
Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa
Gaṅgātīra encounter begins
Devanagari script
श्वेतोष्णीषाश्न दृश्यन्ते त्रय एते जनार्दन | धार्तरष्टेषु सैन्येषु तान् विजानीहि केशव,“'जनार्दन! दुर्योधनकी सेनाओंमेंसे मुझे तीन ही व्यक्ति स्वप्नमें श्वेत पगड़ीसे सुशोभित दिखायी दिये हैं। केशव! आप उनके नाम मुझसे जान लें। वे हैं--अश्वत्थामा, कृपाचार्य और यादव कृतवर्मा। माधव! अन्य सब नरेश मुझे लाल पगड़ी धारण किये दिखायी दिये हैं
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca |
śvetōṣṇīṣāś ca dṛśyante traya ete janārdana |
dhārtarāṣṭreṣu sainyeṣu tān vijānīhi keśava ||
Translation
Sanjaya said: “O Janardana, in my dream I saw only three men among Dhritarashtra’s forces adorned with white turbans. O Keshava, recognize them and tell me their names.”
Word by Word
श्वेतwhite
श्वेत:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
उष्णीषाःturbans/head-dresses
उष्णीषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउष्णीष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दृश्यन्तेare seen/appear
दृश्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (middle form)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जनार्दनO Janārdana
जनार्दन:
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootजनार्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
धार्तराष्ट्रेषुamong/in the Dhārtarāṣṭras (sons/party of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
धार्तराष्ट्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootधार्तराष्ट्र
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
सैन्येषुin the armies
सैन्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
तान्those (three persons)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विजानीहिknow/recognize (them)
विजानीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
केशवO Keśava
केशव:
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaJ
Janardana (Krishna)K
Keshava (Krishna)D
Dhritarashtra (implied by dhārtarāṣṭra)K
Kaurava armies (dhārtarāṣṭreṣu sainyeṣu)W
white turban (śvetōṣṇīṣa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes