Shloka 12
Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī
Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः
Devanagari script
(नदीप्रस्रवणोपेत॑ं नानातरुसमाचितम् ।) सा तत्र सहसा गत्वा शैलपृष्ठं सुदुर्गमम्
Transliteration
sā tatra sahasā gatvā śailapṛṣṭhaṁ sudurgamam
Translation
(તે સ્થાન) નદીના પ્રસ્રવણોથી યુક્ત અને વિવિધ વૃક્ષોથી ભરેલું હતું. તે ત્યાં સહસા જઈને અતિ દુર્ગમ શૈલપૃષ્ઠ પર પહોંચી.
Word by Word
sāshe
sā:
Karta
TypeNoun
Roottad (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (avyaya)
sahasāsuddenly, quickly
sahasā:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsahasā (avyaya)
gatvāhaving gone
gatvā:
TypeVerb
Rootgam (dhātu)
Formktvā (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
śaila-pṛṣṭhamthe mountain-back/slope
śaila-pṛṣṭham:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootśaila + pṛṣṭha (prātipadika)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
su-durgamamvery difficult to traverse
su-durgamam:
TypeAdjective
Rootsu + durgama (prātipadika)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)A
a woman (unnamed in this pāda)Ś
śailapṛṣṭha (mountain ridge/crest)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds swift, determined action in the face of difficulty: when duty or necessity presses, one should not be paralyzed by obstacles but proceed with resolve and endurance.
In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, a woman abruptly sets out and reaches a perilous, hard-to-access mountain ridge, signaling a turning point or urgent step in the unfolding episode.