Shloka 42

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

हंसस्तु मृदुनैकेन विक्रान्तुमुपचक्रमे

Transliteration

haṃsastu mṛdunaikena vikrāntum upacakrame

Translation

Тогда лебедь, прибегнув к одному-единственному мягкому (но действенному) приёму, начал действовать решительно — стремясь одолеть положение не суровостью, а мерным, искусным усилием.

Word by Word

• हंसः: the swan
• हंसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मृदुना: with (something) soft/gentle
• मृदुना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एकेन: with one (alone)
• एकेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विक्रान्तुम्: to advance/stride forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + क्रम्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun), Parasmaipada (usage), to stride forth/to advance

• उपचक्रमे: began/undertook
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + क्रम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

हंस उवाच

Characters & Entities

• हंस (Haṃsa, the swan)