Shloka 14
अर्जुन-कर्ण-सङ्ग्रामः
Arjuna–Karna Engagement in the Cattle-Raid Aftermath
Devanagari script
अथवा कुज्जरं मत्तमेक एव चरन् वने । अनडूकुशं समारुहय नगरं गन्तुमिच्छसि,अथवा वनमें अकेले घूमते हुए तुम बिना अंकुशके ही मतवाले हाथीकी पीठपर बैठकर नगरमें जाना चाहते हो
Transliteration
athavā kuñjaraṁ mattam eka eva caran vane | anaḍūkuśaṁ samāruhya nagaraṁ gantum icchasi ||
Translation
«Ou bien, errant seul dans la forêt, veux-tu monter un éléphant en rut, sans aiguillon, et foncer tout droit vers la cité ?»
Word by Word
अथवाor else
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
कुञ्जरम्elephant
कुञ्जरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुञ्जर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मत्तम्intoxicated, rutting
मत्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमत्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एकःalone, single
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चरन्wandering, moving about
चरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनडूकुशम्without a goad (ankusha)
अनडूकुशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनडूकुश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समारुह्यhaving mounted, after climbing onto
समारुह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-रुह्
Formक्त्वा-अव्यय (gerund)
नगरम्to the city
नगरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गन्तुम्to go
गन्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formतुमुन् (infinitive)
इच्छसिyou wish, you desire
इच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छ्)
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कृप उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kṛpa (speaker)K
kuñjara (elephant)A
aṅkuśa (elephant-goad)V
vana (forest)N
nagara (city)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes