Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

वितथांस्तान्‌ समालक्ष्य पतितांश्व महीतले,इति श्रीमहा भारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे षड़्विंशो 5ध्याय:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca: vitathāṁs tān samālakṣya patitāṁś ca mahītale | iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhe ṣaḍviṁśo 'dhyāyaḥ ||

Translation

Melihat semuanya sia-sia dan jatuh ke tanah, demikian berakhir bab kedua puluh enam Karṇa Parva dalam Mahābhārata, pada bagian pertempuran yang kacau dan saling bertaut rapat.

Word by Word

• वितथान्: false, futile
• वितथान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वितथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समालक्ष्य: having observed, seeing clearly
• समालक्ष्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-लक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada (gerund, voice-neutral), Non-finite

• पतितान्: fallen
• पतितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महीतले: on the surface of the earth, on the ground
• महीतले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahītala (the earth/ground)
• Mahābhārata
• Karṇa Parva
• Saṅkula-yuddha (the entangled/confused battle section)