Shloka 14
कर्णेन व्यूहविधानम् — Karṇa’s Battle Formation and the Pāṇḍava Counter-Plan
Adhyāya 31
Devanagari script
तदिदं हतभूयिष्ठं बल॑ मम नराधिप । पूर्वमप्यल्पकै: पार्थर्हत॑ं किमुत साम्प्रतम्
Translation
संजय बोले—हे नराधिप! इस प्रकार मेरी यह सेना अधिकांशतः नष्ट हो चुकी है। पहले भी अल्पसंख्यक पाण्डवों ने इसे नष्ट किया था; फिर इस समय तो कहना ही क्या है?
Word by Word
tatthat
tat:
Karta
TypePronoun
Roottad
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
idamthis
idam:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootidam
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
hata-bhūyiṣṭhammostly slain / with the greater part killed
hata-bhūyiṣṭham:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Roothata-bhūyiṣṭha
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
balamarmy, force
balam:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootbala
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
mamaof me, my
mama:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
FormGenitive, Singular
nara-adhipaO king (lord of men)
nara-adhipa:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootnara-adhipa
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
pūrvamformerly, earlier
pūrvam:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpūrva
apieven, also
api:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi
alpakaiḥby a few (men)
alpakaiḥ:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootalpaka
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
pārthaO Pārtha (son of Pṛthā)
pārtha:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootpārtha
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
hatamslain, destroyed
hatam:
Karma
TypeVerb
Root√han
FormPast passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
kimwhat?
kim:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootkim
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
utathen, moreover
uta:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootuta
sāmpratamnow, at present
sāmpratam:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsāmprata
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes