Shloka 47

Devanagari script

पुत्रास्तु ते महाराज जग्मु: कर्णरथं प्रति । अगाधे मज्जतां तेषां द्वीप: कर्णोडभवत्तदा

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

putrās tu te mahārāja jagmuḥ karṇarathaṃ prati |

agādhe majjatāṃ teṣāṃ dvīpaḥ karṇo ’bhavat tadā ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ମହାରାଜ! ତାପରେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରମାନେ ଦୌଡ଼ି କର୍ଣ୍ଣଙ୍କ ରଥ ପାଖକୁ ଗଲେ। ସେମାନେ ବିପଦର ଅଗାଧ ସାଗରରେ ଡୁବୁଥିଲେ; ସେହିବେଳେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଦ୍ୱୀପ ସଦୃଶ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ଓ ରକ୍ଷକ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ते: your (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कर्ण: of Karna
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अगाधे: in the unfathomable (depth)
• अगाधे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगाध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मज्जताम्: of (those) sinking
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• द्वीपः: an island
• द्वीपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदभवत्: arose/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas)
• Karṇa
• Karṇa’s chariot

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In extreme peril, people instinctively seek a capable protector; the verse highlights the ethical weight of leadership—strength and steadiness can become a ‘dvīpa’ (island-refuge) for those overwhelmed by fear and disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons are in severe संकट (distress) and rush to Karṇa’s chariot for safety and support; Sañjaya describes Karṇa as their refuge, using the metaphor of an island for drowning persons.