Shloka 12
कर्णपरर्वणि त्रयोचत्वारिंशदध्यायः (Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 43) — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Assessment and the Reversal Around Bhīma
Devanagari script
गायन्त्यथ च नृत्यन्ति स्त्रियो मत्ता विवासस: । नगरागारवप्रेषु बहिर्माल्यानुलेपना:
Transliteration
gāyanty atha ca nṛtyanti striyo mattā vivāsasaḥ | nagarāgāravapreṣu bahirmālyānulepanāḥ ||
Translation
Disse Karna: “Lá, as mulheres—embriagadas e despidas—cantam e dançam junto às muralhas da cidade e às paredes das casas, aparecendo do lado de fora adornadas com grinaldas e unguentos perfumados.”
Word by Word
गायन्तिthey sing
गायन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगै (गायति)
Formलट् (Present Indicative), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
अथthen/and
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नृत्यन्तिthey dance
नृत्यन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनृत् (नृत्यति)
Formलट् (Present Indicative), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
स्त्रियःwomen
स्त्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
मत्ताःintoxicated/maddened
मत्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमत्त (√मद्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विवाससःunclothed/without garments
विवाससः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविवासस्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
नगरof the city
नगर:
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
FormNeuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular
आगारof houses/dwellings
आगार:
TypeNoun
Rootआगार
FormNeuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular
वप्रेषुon/at the ramparts/outer walls
वप्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवप्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
बहिःoutside
बहिः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहिः
माल्यgarlands
माल्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमाल्य
FormNeuter, Accusative (in compound sense), Singular
अनुलेपनाःsmeared/anointed (with unguents)
अनुलेपनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुलेपन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaW
women (striyaḥ)C
city (nagara)H
houses (āgāra)R
ramparts/fortifications (vapa)G
garlands (mālya)U
unguents/perfumes (anulepana)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes