Shloka 68

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

सौबलं कृतवर्माणं द्रौणिमाधिरथ्थिं कृपम्‌

Transliteration

saubalaṁ kṛtavarmāṇaṁ drauṇim ādhiraththiṁ kṛpam

Translation

Sañjaya said: (He named) Saubala, Kṛtavarmā, Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā), the son of Adhiratha (Karna), and Kṛpa—eminent warriors whose choices and loyalties shape the moral weight of the battle’s unfolding.

Word by Word

• सौबलम्: Śakuni (son of Subala)
• सौबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृतवर्माणम्: Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रौणिम्: Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā, son of Droṇa)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आधिरथिम्: Ādhirathi (Karna, son of Adhiratha)
• आधिरथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधिरथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kṛpa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni (Saubala)
• Kṛtavarmā
• Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)
• Karṇa (Ādhiraththi)
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Droṇa
• Adhiratha