Shloka 6

सूर्य–कर्णोपदेशः

Sūrya’s Counsel to Karṇa on Kīrti and the Kuṇḍala

Devanagari script

पनसो नाम मेधावी वानर: सुमहाबल: । कोटीर्दश द्वादश च त्रिंशत्‌ पञ्च प्रकर्षति,पनस नामक बुद्धिमान्‌ तथा महाबली वानर सत्तावन करोड़ सेना साथ लेकर आया

Transliteration

panaso nāma medhāvī vānaraḥ sumahābalaḥ | koṭīr daśa dvādaśa ca triṃśat pañca prakarṣati ||

Translation

पनसो नाम मेधावी वानरः सुमहाबलः । कोटीर्दश द्वादश च त्रिंशत्पञ्च प्रकर्षति ॥

Word by Word

• पनसः: Panasa (name of a monkey-chief)
• पनसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• मेधावी: intelligent, wise
• मेधावी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वानरः: monkey
• वानरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहाबलः: very mighty (one whose strength is very great)
• सुमहाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कोटीः: crores (units of ten million)
• कोटीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश
• Form: Indeclinable/Number

• द्वादश: twelve
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: Indeclinable/Number

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

• त्रिंशत्: thirty
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत्
• Form: Indeclinable/Number

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Indeclinable/Number

• प्रकर्षति: draws/hauls; brings along
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृष्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Panasa
• Vānara (monkey host)