Shloka 38

Aśvatthāman’s Admonition to Karṇa on Boasting, Varṇa-Duties, and the Threat of Arjuna

Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 45

Devanagari script

निवातकवचै: सार्ध पौलोमैश्न महाबलै: । युध्यतो देवराजार्थे कः सहायस्तदाभवत्‌,देवराज इन्द्रके लिये महाबली निवातकवच और पौलोम दैत्योंके साथ युद्ध करते समय मेरा कौन सहायक था?

Transliteration

nivātakavacaiḥ sārdhaṃ paulomaiś ca mahābalaiḥ | yudhyato devarājārthe kaḥ sahāyas tadābhavat ||

Translation

“When I fought for the sake of the Lord of the gods, Indra, against the mighty Nivātakavaca and Pauloma demons, who was my ally at that time?”

Word by Word

• निवातकवचैः: with the Nivātakavaca (demons)
• निवातकवचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवातकवच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• पौलोमैः: with the Pauloma (demons)
• पौलोमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलोम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महाबलैः: with the very mighty (ones)
• महाबलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युध्यतः: while (he) was fighting
• युध्यतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• देवराजार्थे: for the sake of the king of gods
• देवराजार्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराजार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहायः: helper, ally
• सहायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अभवत्: was, became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

उत्तर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttara
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Nivātakavaca daityas
• Pauloma daityas