Shloka 35

Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply

Devanagari script

अनयो योड्यमागन्ता पुत्राणां ते दुरात्मनाम्‌ । तदस्य कर्म जानीहि सूतपुत्रस्य दुर्मते:,“तुम्हारे दुरात्मा पुत्रोंपर अन्यायके फलस्वरूप जो यह महान्‌ संकट आनेवाला है, वह सब इस दूषित बुद्धिवाले सूतपुत्र कर्णकी ही करतूत समझो

Transliteration

anayo yodhyam āgantā putrāṇāṃ te durātmanām | tadasya karma jānīhi sūtaputrasya durmateḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “The impending calamity that is about to befall your wicked sons as the consequence of injustice—know that to be the deed of Karṇa, the charioteer’s son, whose mind is corrupted.”

Word by Word

अनयोःof these two

योध्यम्to be fought; fit for battle

आगन्ताone who will come; the arriver

पुत्राणाम्of (your) sons

तेof you; your

दुरात्मनाम्of the wicked-souled (ones)

तत्that

अस्यof him; his

कर्मdeed; act

जानीहिknow; understand

सूतपुत्रस्यof the charioteer’s son

दुर्मतेःof the evil-minded (one)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Karṇa (Sūtaputra)

the sons (of the addressed king, i.e., the Kauravas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes