Shloka 34

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७

Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts

Devanagari script

सजीवांश्वापरान्‌ पश्य कूजमानान्‌ समन्ततः

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | sajīvān aśvān aparān paśya kūjamānān samantataḥ | prajā-pālaka arjuna |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Arjuna, pelindung rakyat, pandanglah kuda-kuda lain yang masih bernyawa—merintih di segenap penjuru. Di sisi mereka, ramai para pengiring dan kaum kerabat telah meletakkan senjata, duduk rapat, lalu menangis berulang-ulang.”

Word by Word

• सजीवान्: alive
• सजीवान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सजीव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• श्वान्: dogs
• श्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपरान्: other
• अपरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पश्य: see, look
• पश्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कूजमानान्: crying out, wailing
• कूजमानान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कूज्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, शानच् (present active participle)

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

• प्रजापालक: protector of the people
• प्रजापालक: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापालक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अर्जुन: O Arjuna
• अर्जुन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• horses (aśvāḥ)
• attendants/kinsmen of the horses (implied by kinsmen/companions nearby)