Shloka 52

Devanagari script

ततो मायाविनं कर्णो भीमसेनसुतं दिवि

Transliteration

tato māyāvinaṃ karṇo bhīmasenasutaṃ divi

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Karṇa beheld in the sky the illusion-wielding son of Bhīmasena—an ominous sign that the battle was not to be decided by strength alone, but also by stratagem and extraordinary powers.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• मायाविनम्: the deceitful/illusion-using one
• मायाविनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मायाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनसुतम्: the son of Bhimasena
• भीमसेनसुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दिवि: in the sky
• दिवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Bhīmasena’s son (Bhīmasenasuta)