Shloka 11
कृपकर्णसंवादः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Karṇa on Deśa-Kāla and Coordinated Strategy
Devanagari script
अर्जुन: फाल्गुनो जिष्णु: कृष्णो बीभत्सुरेव च धनंजयश्न केनासि ब्रूहि तन््मम तत्त्वतः,इसी प्रकार आपके अर्जुन, फाल्गुन, जिष्णु, कृष्ण, बीभत्सु और धनंजय नाम पड़नेका भी क्या कारण है? यह सब मुझे ठीक-ठीक बताइये
Transliteration
Uttara uvāca—arjunaḥ phālguno jiṣṇuḥ kṛṣṇo bībhatsur eva ca, dhanañjayaś ca; kena asi? brūhi tan mama tattvataḥ.
Translation
Uttara said: “You are called Arjuna, Phālguna, Jiṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa, Bībhatsu, and Dhanañjaya—by what reasons have you received these names? Tell me the truth of it clearly.”
Word by Word
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
फाल्गुनःPhālguna (an epithet of Arjuna)
फाल्गुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफाल्गुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जिष्णुःJiṣṇu (the victorious; an epithet)
जिष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णःKṛṣṇa (dark; an epithet)
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बीभत्सुःBībhatsu (one who shuns the dreadful/loathsome; an epithet)
बीभत्सुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबीभत्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/also/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (conqueror of wealth; an epithet)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
केनby what? / for what reason?
केन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्रूहिtell (me)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ममof me / to me
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
तत्त्वतःtruly / in accordance with reality / exactly
तत्त्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्त्वतस्
Speaker
उत्तर उवाच
Characters & Entities
U
UttaraA
ArjunaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes