Shloka 3

सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala

Devanagari script

कोटीशतवृतो वापि गजो गवय एव च । वानरेन्द्रौ महावीर्यों पृथक्‌ पृथगदृश्यताम्‌,फिर महापराक्रमी वानरराज “गज” और “गवय' पृथक्‌-पृथक्‌ एक-एक अरब सेनाके साथ आते दिखायी दिये

Transliteration

koṭīśatavṛto vāpi gajo gavaya eva ca | vānarendrau mahāvīryau pṛthak pṛthag adṛśyatām ||

Translation

कोटीशतवृतो वापि गजो गवय एव च। वानरेन्द्रौ महावीर्यौ पृथक् पृथगदृश्यताम्॥

Word by Word

• कोटि-शत-वृतः: surrounded by hundreds of crores
• कोटि-शत-वृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + शत + वृत (वृत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or/indeed (alternative/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• गजः: Gaja (name of the monkey-king)
• गजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गवयः: Gavaya (name of the monkey-king)
• गवयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वानर-इन्द्रौ: the two lords of monkeys
• वानर-इन्द्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महा-वीर्यौ: of great prowess
• महा-वीर्यौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पृथक्: separately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• पृथक्: each separately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• अदृश्यताम्: were seen/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Dual, Atmanepada, Active (parasmai-artha), intransitive usage

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Gaja (vānararāja)
• Gavaya (vānararāja)
• Vānara-s (monkey hosts/armies)