Shloka 9
कर्णपरर्वणि त्रयोचत्वारिंशदध्यायः (Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 43) — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Assessment and the Reversal Around Bhīma
Devanagari script
कार्येणात्यर्थगूढेन वाहीकेपूषितं मया । तत एषां समाचार: संवासाद् विदितो मम,“मैं अत्यन्त गुप्त कार्यवश कुछ दिनोंतक बाहीक देशमें रहा था। इससे वहाँके निवासियोंके सम्पर्कमें आकर मैंने उनके आचार-व्यवहारकी बहुत-सी बातें जान ली थीं
Transliteration
kāryeṇātyarthagūḍhena vāhīke pūṣitaṃ mayā | tata eṣāṃ samācāraḥ saṃvāsād vidito mama ||
Translation
Karna said: “On account of a certain mission that had to be kept extremely secret, I lived for some days in the land of the Vāhīkas. Therefore, through close association and residence among them, their customary conduct and ways became known to me.”
Word by Word
कार्येणby/for a task (purpose)
कार्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अत्यर्थगूढेनby a very secret (one)
अत्यर्थगूढेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअत्यर्थगूढ
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाहीकेin the Vāhīka country
वाहीके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवाहीक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
ऊषितम्dwelt/stayed
ऊषितम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (उष् as past participle stem)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
ततःtherefore/then/from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
एषाम्of these (people)
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
समाचारःconduct/ways/information
समाचारः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमाचार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संवासात्from association/living together
संवासात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसंवास
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
विदितःknown/ascertained
विदितः:
TypeVerb
Rootविदित
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
ममto me/of me
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaV
Vāhīka (country/people)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes