Shloka 42

Devanagari script

पुनर्द्रष्टासि कर्णस्य निष्ठामेतां तथा55त्मन: । स्वधर्ममर्थ काम॑ च त्रितयं योडभिवाउछति

Transliteration

punar draṣṭāsi karṇasya niṣṭhām etāṁ tathātmanaḥ | svadharmam artha-kāmaṁ ca tritayaṁ yo ’bhyavāñchati ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: You will again behold this steadfast resolve of Karṇa—and of his own self as well—of one who seeks the threefold aim: his own duty, and also prosperity and desire. (Thus, his conduct will be seen as a deliberate choice shaped by dharma, worldly gain, and personal longing.)

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• द्रष्टासि: you will see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• कर्णस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• निष्ठाम्: steadfastness, resolve
• निष्ठाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्ठा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Visheshana (of निष्ठाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आत्मनः: of yourself / of the self
• आत्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• स्वधर्मम्: one's own duty
• स्वधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधर्म
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अर्थम्: wealth, purpose
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कामम्: desire, pleasure
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

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

• त्रितयम्: the triad (set of three)
• त्रितयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रितय
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अभिवाञ्छति: desires, longs for
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ्
• Form: लट् (present), 3, singular, परस्मैपद, अभि-

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa