Shloka 19

कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor

Devanagari script

युवराजोस्तु ते राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । गृहीत्वा व्यजन श्वैतं धर्मात्मा संशितव्रत:

Transliteration

yuvarājostu te rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | gṛhītvā vyajanaśvaitaṃ dharmātmā saṃśitavrataḥ ||

Translation

युवराजोऽस्तु ते राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । गृहीत्वा व्यजनं श्वैतं धर्मात्मा संशितव्रतः॥

Word by Word

युवराजःthe crown-prince

तुbut/indeed

तेof you/your

राजाthe king

धर्मपुत्रःDharma's son

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

गृहीत्वाhaving taken

व्यजनम्a fan (chowrie)

श्वैतम्white

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled

संशितव्रतःof firm/strict vows

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Yudhiṣṭhira

Dharma (as Yudhiṣṭhira's divine father)

white fan (śveta-vyajana)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes