Shloka 46

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Indra’s Intended Request

Kuṇḍala–Kavaca Discourse

Devanagari script

तत्रानशनसंकल्पं कृत्वा5डसीना वयं तदा । ततः कथान्ते गृध्रस्य जटायोरभवत्‌ कथा,“अन्तमें अनशन करके प्राण त्याग देनेका संकल्प लेकर हम सब लोग वहाँ बैठ गये। फिर आपसमें बातचीत होने लगी और बीचमें जटायुका प्रसंग छिड़ गया

Transliteration

tatrānaśana-saṅkalpaṁ kṛtvā āsīnā vayaṁ tadā | tataḥ kathānte gṛdhrasya jaṭāyor abhavat kathā ||

Translation

There, having resolved to undertake a fast unto death, we all sat down. Then, as our conversation unfolded, the topic turned to the vulture Jatāyu, and his story arose in the midst of our talk.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अनशन-संकल्पम्: a resolve to fast (unto death)
• अनशन-संकल्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनशन-संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• आसीनाः: seated
• आसीनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कथा-अन्ते: at the end of the talk
• कथा-अन्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा-अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गृध्रस्य: of the vulture
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृध्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जटायोः: of Jatayu
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटायु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अभवत्: arose / happened
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कथा: a story / topic
• कथा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Jatāyu
• gṛdhra (vulture)