Shloka 2

जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released

Devanagari script

कर्ण उवाच दुर्योधन निबोधेदं यत्‌ त्वां वक्ष्यामि कौरव । श्रुत्वा वाचं तथा सर्व कर्तुमर्हस्थरिंदम

Transliteration

karṇa uvāca duryodhana nibodhedaṃ yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmi kaurava | śrutvā vācaṃ tathā sarvaṃ kartum arhasi ariṃdama ||

Translation

କର୍ଣ୍ଣ କହିଲେ—ହେ କୌରବ ଦୁର୍ୟୋଧନ! ମୁଁ ଯାହା କହୁଛି ତାହା ବୁଝ। ହେ ଶତ୍ରୁଦମନ! ମୋ କଥା ଶୁଣି ସେହିପରି ସମସ୍ତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କର।

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुर्योधन: O Duryodhana
• दुर्योधन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निबोध: understand; listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: which; what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौरव: O Kaurava (descendant of Kuru)
• कौरव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Ktva), Parasmaipada (sense)

• वाचम्: speech; words
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्

• तथा: thus; accordingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• अर्हसि: you should; you are fit
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अरिंदम: O foe-subduer
• अरिंदम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Duryodhana
• Kaurava (Kuru lineage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames ethical counsel as disciplined listening followed by responsible action: a ruler should attentively grasp advice (nibodha), then implement it consistently (tathā sarvam kartum arhasi), emphasizing accountability in decision-making.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna addresses Duryodhana directly, preparing to give strategic or political counsel. He urges Duryodhana to understand his forthcoming advice and to execute it fully, setting a tone of urgency and command within the Kaurava camp.