Shloka 13

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

त्वं तु प्राकृतविज्ञानस्तत्‌ तद्‌ वदसि सूतज

Transliteration

tvaṃ tu prākṛtavijñānas tat tad vadasi sūtaja

Translation

“ਪਰ ਤੂੰ ਤਾਂ ਆਮ ਸਮਝ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈਂ, ਹੇ ਸੂਤ-ਪੁੱਤਰ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹੋ ਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈਂ।”

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Prathama, Eka

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

• प्राकृतविज्ञानः: one of ordinary/unsophisticated understanding
• प्राकृतविज्ञानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राकृतविज्ञान
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Eka

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Napum, Dvitīya, Eka

• तत्: that (again; 'this and that')
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Napum, Dvitīya, Eka

• वदसि: you speak/say
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Lat (Present), Madhyama, Eka

• सूतज: O son of a charioteer
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतज
• Form: Pum, Sambodhana, Eka

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sūtaja (Karṇa)