Shloka 23

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

तदिदं नरकायाद्य कृतं॑ कर्म मया ध्रुवम्‌

Transliteration

tad idaṃ narakāya adya kṛtaṃ karma mayā dhruvam

Translation

Sañjaya said: “This deed that I have done today is surely one that leads to hell.” In the midst of war, he recognizes the moral weight of his own action and voices remorse, judging it not by victory or expediency but by its ethical consequence.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नरकाय: for hell
• नरकाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• ध्रुवम्: certainly, surely
• ध्रुवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya