Shloka 60

Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)

Devanagari script

रथाश्न मुख्या राजेन्द्र युक्ता वाजिभिरुत्तमै: । अयान्तु पश्चात्‌ सततं मामेव भरतर्षभ,राजेन्द्र! भरतश्रेष्ठ! उत्तम घोड़ोंसे जुते हुए अच्छे-अच्छे रथ सदा मेरे पीछे चलते रहें

Transliteration

rathāśvā mukhyā rājendra yuktā vājibhir uttamaiḥ | ayāntu paścāt satataṃ mām eva bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

କର୍ଣ୍ଣ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର! ହେ ଭରତଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଉତ୍ତମ ଘୋଡ଼ା ଯୁକ୍ତ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ରଥମାନେ ସଦା ମୋର ପଛେ ପଛେ ଚାଲୁନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• रथाः: chariots
• रथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मुख्याः: excellent, foremost
• मुख्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• युक्ताः: yoked, harnessed
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वाजिभिः: with horses/steeds
• वाजिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उत्तमैः: excellent, best
• उत्तमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अयान्तु: let them go/come (follow)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Third, Plural

• पश्चात्: behind, after
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• सततम्: constantly, always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Rājendra (addressed king)
• Bharatarṣabha (addressed hero of the Bharata line)
• Chariots (rathāḥ)
• Horses/steeds (aśvāḥ/vājinaḥ)