Shloka 21

Devanagari script

सूर्य उवाच अदित्या कुण्डले राज्ञि दत्ते मे मत्तकाशिनि । तेडस्य दास्यामि वै भीरु वर्म चैवेदमुत्तमम्‌,सूर्यदेवने कहा--यौवनके मदसे सुशोभित होनेवाली भीरु राजकुमारी! माता अदितिने मुझे जो कुण्डल दिये हैं, उन्हें मैं तुम्हारे इस पुत्रको दे दूँगा। साथ ही यह उत्तम कवच भी उसे अर्पित करूँगा

Transliteration

sūrya uvāca | adityā kuṇḍale rājñi datte me mattakāśini | te tasya dāsyāmi vai bhīru varma caivam idam uttamam ||

Translation

Sūrya said: “O timid princess, radiant with the pride of youth! The earrings that my mother Aditi gave to me—I shall indeed give them to your son. And along with them I will also bestow upon him this excellent armor.”

Word by Word

सूर्यःthe Sun (god)

उवाचsaid

अदित्याfrom Aditi

कुण्डलेthe two earrings

राज्ञिO queen/princess

दत्तेgiven (two)

मेto me

मत्तकाशिनिO one shining with intoxication (of youth)

तेto you

एतस्यof this (son)

दास्यामिI will give

वैindeed

भीरुO timid one

वर्मarmor

चand

एवalso/just

इदम्this

उत्तमम्excellent

Speaker

सूर्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sūrya

Aditi

the princess/queen (Kuntī implied by context)

the son (Karna implied by context)

kuṇḍala (divine earrings)

varman (divine armor)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes