Shloka 24

कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

अमितौजा युधामन्युरुत्तमौजाश्न वीर्यवान्‌,निहत्य शतश: शूरानस्मदीयैर्निपातिता: । अमितौजा, युधामन्यु तथा पराक्रमी उत्तमौजा ये सैकड़ों शूरवीरोंका संहार करके हमारे सैनिकोंद्वारा मारे गये

Transliteration

amitaujā yudhāmanyur uttamaujāś ca vīryavān | nihatya śataśaḥ śūrān asmadīyair nipātitāḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: El poderoso Amitaujā, Yudhāmanyu y el valeroso Uttamaujā—tras abatir a centenares de guerreros—fueron a su vez derribados por nuestras tropas. Así, aun la mayor destreza en el campo de batalla halla su límite en la implacable reciprocidad de la guerra.

Word by Word

• अमितौजाः: Amitaujas (of immeasurable strength)
• अमितौजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमितौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधामन्युः: Yudhāmanyu
• युधामन्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तमौजाः: Uttamaujas (of excellent vigor)
• उत्तमौजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वीर्यवान्: possessed of valor
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निहत्य: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• शतशः: by hundreds; in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस्

• शूरान्: heroes, warriors
• शूरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अस्मदीयैः: by our (men/soldiers)
• अस्मदीयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मदीय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• निपातिताः: were felled/slain
• निपातिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Amitaujā
• Yudhāmanyu
• Uttamaujā
• Kaurava troops (asmadīyāḥ)