Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

तस्य मे सारथि: शल्यो भवत्वसुकर: परै: । नाराचान्‌ गार्ध्रपत्रांक्ष शकटानि वहन्तु मे,शत्रुओंसे सुगमतापूर्वक जीते न जा सकनेवाले राजा शल्य मेरे सारथि हो जायेँ और बहुत-से छकड़े मेरे पास गीधकी पाँखोंसे युक्त नाराच पहुँचाते रहें

Transliteration

tasya me sārathiḥ śalyo bhavatv asukaraḥ paraiḥ | nārācān gārdhrapatrākṣa śakaṭāni vahantu me ||

Translation

Dijo Karna: «Que Shalya sea mi auriga, aquel a quien el enemigo no puede vencer con facilidad. Y que muchos carros me sigan trayendo flechas nārāca, con astas provistas de plumas de buitre, para que pueda apremiar la batalla contra mis adversarios sin estorbo.»

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive/Dative, Singular

• सारथिः: charioteer
• सारथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवतु: let (him) be / may (he) become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• असुकरः: hard to overcome / not easily (overpowered)
• असुकरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परैः: by others / by enemies
• परैः: Karana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नाराचान्: iron arrows (nārāca)
• नाराचान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गार्ध्रपत्राक्षान्: having vulture-feathered shafts (lit. vulture-feather-eyed/marked)
• गार्ध्रपत्राक्षान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गार्ध्रपत्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शकटानि: carts / wagons
• शकटानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• वहन्तु: let (them) carry / may (they) bring
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Shalya
• sārathi (charioteer)
• nārāca arrows
• gārdhrapatra (vulture feathers)
• śakaṭa (carts/wagons)
• enemies (para/śatru)