Shloka 25

Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)

Devanagari script

सौबलं च तदा तात नीतिमानिति मन्यते

Transliteration

saubalaṃ ca tadā tāta nītimān iti manyate

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: «Y en aquel momento, señor, también consideró a Saubala como un hombre de política sensata».

Word by Word

• सौबलम्: Saubala (son of Subala; Shakuni)
• सौबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तदा: then, at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• तात: O dear (sir/son)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नीतिमान्: wise in policy, prudent
• नीतिमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मन्यते: thinks, considers
• मन्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Saubala (Śakuni)