Shloka 10
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
Devanagari script
कर्णस्त्वेको महाबाहु: स्वबाहुबलदर्पित:
Transliteration
karṇas tv eko mahābāhuḥ svabāhubaladarpitaḥ
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Karna alone, that mighty-armed warrior, is swollen with pride in the strength of his own arms.” The line underscores a moral tension common in the war narrative: personal valor, when mixed with self-reliant arrogance, can harden into overconfidence and cloud discernment in a dharmic crisis.
Word by Word
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एकःalone/one
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाबाहुःmighty-armed
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वबाहुबलदर्पितःmade proud by the strength of his own arms
स्वबाहुबलदर्पितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वबाहुबलदर्पित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes