Shloka 24

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तत्‌ पूर्वमुपाकुर्वन्नस्त्रं मामब्रवीत्‌ कृप:

Transliteration

yat tat pūrvam upākurvann astraṃ mām abravīt kṛpaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Itulah senjata yang sama yang Kṛpa, ketika menyiapkannya dahulu, pernah katakan kepadaku.”

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (same thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• उपाकुर्वन्: while preparing/performing (as a rite); while initiating
• उपाकुर्वन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + कृ
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon; missile (astra)
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कृपः: Kripa (proper name)
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• astra (divine/mantric weapon)