Shloka 1

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

अफड--णरू- षड्विशो<5ध्याय: कृपाचार्यसे धृष्टद्युम्मनका भय तथा कृतवमकि द्वारा शिखण्डीकी पराजय संजय उवाच धृष्टद्युम्न॑ कृपो राजन्‌ वारयामास संयुगे । यथा दृष्टवा वने सिंहं शरभो वारयेद्‌ युधि

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ kṛpo rājan vārayāmāsa saṃyuge | yathā dṛṣṭvā vane siṃhaṃ śarabho vārayed yudhi ||

Translation

Sanjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, di tengah pertempuran Kripa menahan Dhrishtadyumna—sebagaimana di rimba, melihat singa, seekor śarabha mengekangnya dalam laga.

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वारयामास: held back / checked / restrained
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada-usage

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सिंहम्: a lion
• सिंहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शरभः: a śarabha (mythic beast)
• शरभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारयेत्: would restrain / should hold back
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (युधि as noun-form 'battle')
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Dhrishtadyumna
• Kripa (Kripacharya)
• Lion (siṃha)
• Śarabha