Shloka 39
Devanagari script
शिरश्छेत्स्यामि कर्णस्य मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम् “मधुसूदन! आज संग्राममें समस्त धनुर्धरोंके देखते-देखते मैं राधापुत्र कर्णका मस्तक काट डालूँगा ।। अद्य ती#णैविंपाठैश्न क्षुरैश्ष मधुसूदन
Transliteration
śiraś chetsyāmi karṇasya miṣatāṁ sarva-dhanvinām | madhusūdana! adya saṅgrāme samasta-dhanurdharāṇāṁ dekhate-dekhate ahaṁ rādhāputra-karṇasya mastakaṁ kāṭaṁ dāsyāmi ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Madhusūdana! Today, in the midst of battle, before the very eyes of all the bowmen, I shall sever Karṇa’s head—the son of Rādhā.” The utterance conveys a fierce vow of decisive violence, framed as a public act meant to break the enemy’s morale and assert dominance in the dharmic crisis of war.
Word by Word
शिरःhead
शिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
छेत्स्यामिI shall cut off
छेत्स्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
कर्णस्यof Karna
कर्णस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मिषताम्while (they) are looking; in the presence of
मिषताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootमिष्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
सर्वधन्विनाम्of all archers
सर्वधन्विनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वधन्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मधुसूदनO Madhusudana (Krishna)
मधुसूदन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)K
KarṇaR
RādhāVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes