Shloka 17
अर्जुन-कर्ण-सङ्ग्रामः
Arjuna–Karna Engagement in the Cattle-Raid Aftermath
Devanagari script
अकृतास्त्र: कृतास्त्रं वै बलवन्तं सुदुर्बल: । तादृशं कर्ण यः पार्थ योद्धुमिच्छेत् स दुर्मति:
Transliteration
akṛtāstraḥ kṛtāstraṃ vai balavantaṃ sudurbalaḥ | tādṛśaṃ karṇa yaḥ pārtha yoddhum icchet sa durmatiḥ ||
Translation
Kripa said: “A man untrained in weapons, though exceedingly weak, who nevertheless wishes to fight a fully trained and mighty warrior like Arjuna—the son of Kunti—must be regarded as one whose judgment has been ruined. Such a challenge is not courage but delusion, for it ignores both skill and the ethical prudence required in war.”
Word by Word
अकृतास्त्रःone who has not learned weaponry (untrained in arms)
अकृतास्त्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअकृतास्त्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृतास्त्रंone trained in arms
कृतास्त्रं:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतास्त्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
बलवन्तंstrong, powerful
बलवन्तं:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सुदुर्बलःvery weak
सुदुर्बलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुर्बल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तादृशंsuch a one
तादृशं:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कर्णO Karna
कर्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पार्थंArjuna (son of Pritha)
पार्थं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
योद्धुम्to fight
योद्धुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormTumun (infinitive)
इच्छेत्would wish/desire
इच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुर्मतिःa fool; one of bad intellect
दुर्मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
कृप उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KṛpaK
KarnaP
Pārtha (Arjuna)K
KuntīVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes