Shloka 403
कर्णपरर्वणि त्रयोचत्वारिंशदध्यायः (Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 43) — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Assessment and the Reversal Around Bhīma
Devanagari script
आरट्टा नाम वाहीका न तेष्वार्योद्व्यहं वसेत् । जहाँ पर्वतसे निकलकर ये पूर्वोक्त पाँचों नदियाँ बहती हैं, वे आरट्ट नामसे प्रसिद्ध बाहीक प्रदेश हैं। उनमें श्रेष्ठ पुरुष दो दिन भी निवास न करे
Transliteration
Āraṭṭā nāma Vāhīkā na teṣv āryo dvyahaṃ vaset.
Translation
Karna said: “The Vāhīkas are known as the Āraṭṭas. In their land, a noble and cultured person should not stay even for two days.” The statement functions as a moral and social censure, using the idea of ‘Ārya’ conduct to mark certain regions as unfit for refined living and ethical discipline.
Word by Word
आरट्टाःthe Arattas (people)
आरट्टाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआरट्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नामby name / called
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनामन्
वाहीकाःBāhīkas (people/inhabitants of Bāhīka)
वाहीकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाहीक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेषुamong them / in them
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
आर्यःa noble man
आर्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्व्यहम्for two days
द्व्यहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्व्यह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वसेत्should dwell / should live
वसेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaĀ
Āraṭṭa (Āraṭṭas)V
Vāhīka (Vāhīkas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes