Shloka 19
Karṇa’s Camp-Council Discourse: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament, Sañjaya’s Counsel, and Karṇa’s Request for Śalya
Book 8, Chapter 22
Devanagari script
प्राविशद् धरणीं राजन् वल्मीकमिव पन्नग: । ततः सम्मुमुहे राज॑ंस्तव पुत्रो महारथ:,फिर उस धनुषको बलपूर्वक खींचकर उसने आपके पुत्रपर वह बाण छोड़ दिया। राजन! वह बाण दुःशासनको तथा उसके विशाल कवचको भी वेगपूर्वक विदीर्ण करके बाँबीमें घुसनेवाले सर्पके समान धरतीमें समा गया। महाराज! इससे आपका महारथी पुत्र मूर्च्छित हो गया
Transliteration
prāviśad dharaṇīṁ rājan valmīkam iva pannagaḥ | tataḥ sammumuhe rājaṁs tava putro mahārathaḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O King, the arrow sank into the earth like a serpent entering its anthill. Thereupon, O King, your son—the great chariot-warrior—fell into a swoon.”
Word by Word
प्राविशत्entered
प्राविशत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
धरणीम्the earth
धरणीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधरणी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वल्मीकम्an anthill
वल्मीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवल्मीक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पन्नगःa serpent
पन्नगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सम्मुमुहेbecame bewildered/fainted
सम्मुमुहे:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-√मुह्
Formलिट् (Perfect), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तवyour
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महारथःgreat chariot-warrior
महारथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as rājan)T
tava putraḥ (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son)A
arrow (implied by context)E
earth (dharaṇī)A
anthill (valmīka)S
serpent (pannaga)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes