Shloka 22

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

कर्ण जानामि ते वीर्य सौहृदं परमं मयि । तथापि त्वां महाबाहो प्रवक्ष्यामि हितं वच:

Transliteration

karṇa jānāmi te vīryaṃ sauhṛdaṃ paramaṃ mayi | tathāpi tvāṃ mahābāho pravakṣyāmi hitaṃ vacaḥ ||

Translation

दुर्योधन बोला—कर्ण! मैं तुम्हारे पराक्रम को जानता हूँ और मेरे प्रति तुम्हारा परम स्नेह भी समझता हूँ। तथापि, महाबाहो, मैं तुमसे हितकर वचन कहूँगा।

Word by Word

• {'karṇa': 'Karna (son of Kunti

• foremost warrior allied with the Kauravas)', 'jānāmi': 'I know

• I understand', 'te': 'your', 'vīryam': 'heroic power

• prowess', 'sauhṛdam': 'friendship

• affectionate regard', 'paramam': 'supreme

• very great', 'mayi': 'toward me

• in relation to me', 'tathāpi': 'even so

• nevertheless', 'tvām': 'you', 'mahābāho': 'O mighty-armed one (honorific for a great warrior)', 'pravakṣyāmi': 'I will declare

• I will tell', 'hitam': 'beneficial

• conducive to welfare', 'vacaḥ': 'speech

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Karna