Shloka 15
Devanagari script
किन्नु चित्रमितस्त्वद्य भग्नसक्थस्य यन्मम
Transliteration
kinnu citram itas tv adya bhagnasakthasya yan mama
Translation
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಇಂದು ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಏನು ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ? ನನ್ನ ತೊಡೆ ಮುರಿದಿರುವ ನಾನು ಈಗ ಈ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವೇನು?
Word by Word
किम्what
किम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
नुindeed/then (emphatic particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
चित्रम्wonder/marvel
चित्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचित्र
Formneuter, nominative, singular
इतस्from here/thereafter (hence)
इतस्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतस्
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
भग्नसक्थस्यof (one) whose thigh is broken
भग्नसक्थस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootभग्नसक्थ
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
यत्which/that (relative)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
ममof me/my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line underscores a sober acceptance of consequences in war: once violence and adharma are unleashed, grievous injury and humiliation are no longer ‘surprising’ but a natural outcome of prior actions and the harsh logic of conflict.
Sanjaya reports a speaker reflecting on his shattered thigh and questioning why anyone should find his present state remarkable—framing the injury as an expected result of the unfolding battle events.