Shloka 21

Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)

Devanagari script

सर्वक्षत्रस्य मध्ये तं यद्‌ वक्ष्यसि सुयोधनम्‌ । शृण्वत: सूतपुत्रस्य पितुश्च त्वं दुरात्मन:,“मूर्ख उलूक! अब तू मेरी कही हुई दुःसह बातें सुन और समस्त राजाओंकी मण्डलीमें सूतपुत्र कर्ण और अपने दुरात्मा पिता शकुनिके सामने दुर्योधनको सुना देना --

Transliteration

sarvakṣatrasya madhye taṃ yad vakṣyasi suyodhanam | śṛṇvataḥ sūtaputrasya pituś ca tvaṃ durātmanaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Whatever message you intend to speak to Suyodhana (Duryodhana), speak it there, in the midst of the full assembly of kṣatriyas—while Karṇa, the charioteer’s son, listens, and while his wicked father (Śakuni) also hears. Let Duryodhana hear it openly before all.”

Word by Word

सर्वक्षत्रस्यof the whole Kshatriya host / of all kings

मध्येin the midst

तम्him

यत्what (that which)

वक्ष्यसिyou will say / you will speak

सुयोधनम्Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

शृण्वतःwhile (he is) listening / of the listener

सूतपुत्रस्यof the charioteer’s son (Karna)

पितुःof (your) father

चand

त्वम्you

दुरात्मनःof the wicked-souled one

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

Karṇa

Śakuni

assembly of kṣatriyas (sarvakṣatra-sabhā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes