Shloka 31

कर्णपरर्वणि त्रयोचत्वारिंशदध्यायः (Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 43) — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Assessment and the Reversal Around Bhīma

Devanagari script

पज्च नद्यो वहन्त्येता यत्र पीलुवनान्युत

Transliteration

pañca nadyo vahanty etā yatra pīluvanāny uta

Translation

ကာဏ္ဏက ပြောသည်– «အဲဒီနေရာမှာ မြစ်ငါးစင်း စီးဆင်းနေပြီး၊ အဲဒီမှာပင် ပီလု (pīlu) သစ်ပင်တောအုပ်များလည်း ရှိသည်»။

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• वहन्ति: flow / carry
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: present, third, plural

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• पीलुवनानि: groves/forests of pīlu-trees
• पीलुवनानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीलुवन
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural

• उत: also / and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• five rivers
• pīlu groves (pīlu trees)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes situational awareness: a leader in war must accurately note terrain features—rivers and vegetation—since they shape movement, tactics, and the safety of troops.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna is describing a particular region relevant to the ongoing battle context, identifying key natural landmarks—five rivers and pīlu-tree groves—likely to orient others and inform tactical decisions.