Shloka 18

सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala

Devanagari script

प्रबभौ हरिसैन्यं तत्‌ सालतालशिलायुधम्‌ | सुमहच्छालिभवनं यथा सूर्योदयं प्रति

Transliteration

prababhau harisainyaṃ tat sālatālaśilāyudham | sumahacchālibhavanaṃ yathā sūryodayaṃ prati

Translation

ਸਾਲ-ਤਾਲ ਦੇ ਦਰੱਖ਼ਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਚੱਟਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਬਣਾਈ ਉਹ ਹਰੀ-ਸੈਨਾ ਚਮਕ ਉਠੀ—ਜਿਵੇਂ ਸੂਰਜੋਦਯ ਵੱਲ ਮੂੰਹ ਕੀਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ, ਦਿਪਤਿਮਾਨ ਨਗਰ-ਮਹਿਲ।

Word by Word

• प्रबभौ: shone forth, blazed
• प्रबभौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√भा (भा)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• हरि-सैन्यम्: the army of Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• हरि-सैन्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिसैन्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• साल-ताल-शिला-आयुधम्: having weapons of sāla and tāla trees and rocks
• साल-ताल-शिला-आयुधम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सालतालशिलायुध
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• सुमहत्-शालि-भवनम्: a very great, splendid mansion/palace
• सुमहत्-शालि-भवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमहच्छालिभवन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यथा: as, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• सूर्य-उदयम्: sunrise
• सूर्य-उदयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्योदय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रति: towards, in the direction of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Hari
• Hari’s army (harisainyam)
• sāla trees
• tāla trees
• rocks/stones (śilā)
• sunrise (sūryodaya)