Shloka 26

धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)

Devanagari script

कर्ण एको मया सार्ध निहनिष्यति पाण्डवान्‌

Transliteration

karṇa eko mayā sārdhaṁ nihaniṣyati pāṇḍavān

Translation

“กรรณะเพียงผู้เดียว เมื่อรบเคียงข้างเรา จักทำลายเหล่าปาณฑพให้สิ้น”

Word by Word

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: alone, single-handed
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me / with me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्
• Form: true

• निहनिष्यति: will slay
• निहनिष्यति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karna
• Pandavas
• Dhritarashtra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how attachment and partiality can distort judgment: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s hope that Karṇa will annihilate the Pāṇḍavas reflects a king’s clinging to victory for his side rather than clear-sighted concern for dharma and the human cost of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shalya Parva context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks about the war’s prospects and expresses confidence in Karṇa’s prowess, imagining that Karṇa, with his backing, will destroy the Pāṇḍavas.