Shloka 36

Devanagari script

कर्ण कर्ण महेष्वास रणेडमितपराक्रम । नान्यस्य शक्तिरेषा ते मोक्तव्या जयतां वर

Transliteration

karṇa karṇa maheṣvāsa raṇe 'damitaparākrama | nānyasya śaktir eṣā te moktavyā jayatāṃ vara ||

Translation

Vāyu said: “O Karṇa, O great archer—whose prowess in battle is irresistible—this weapon-power of yours is not to be discharged against anyone else. O best among victors, reserve it for the one for whom it is truly meant.”

Word by Word

• कर्ण: O Karna
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कर्ण: O Karna
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महेष्वास: O great archer
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अमितपराक्रम: O one of immeasurable prowess
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमितपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अन्यस्य: of another (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• शक्तिः: the spear/weapon (Śakti)
• शक्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एषा: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मोक्तव्या: is to be discharged/should be hurled
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जयताम्: let (them) conquer / may (they) be victorious
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वर: O best (of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीवायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Wind-god)
• Karna
• Śakti (weapon/power)