Shloka 38

कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke

Devanagari script

वधं प्राप्तौ मन्‍्यते नौ प्रावेश्य शरवेश्मनि । एषो5स्मि हन्मि संकल्पं शिक्षया च बलेन च,“यह अपने बाणोंके घेरेमें डालकर हम दोनोंको मारा गया समझता है। मैं अभी अपनी शिक्षा और बलसे इसके इस मनोरथको नष्ट किये देता हूँ!

Transliteration

vadhaprāptau manyate nau prāveśya śaraveśmani | eṣo 'smi hanmi saṅkalpaṃ śikṣayā ca balena ca ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Inaakala niyang nang maikulong niya kami sa isang singsing ng mga palaso, naidulot na niya ang aming kamatayan. Ngunit narito ako—wawasakin ko ang kanyang pasya sa pamamagitan ng aking pagsasanay sa digmaan at ng aking lakas.”

Word by Word

• वधम्: killing, slaughter
• वधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्तौ: having reached / obtained (you two)
• प्राप्तौ: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (प्राप्त)
• Form: Past active participle, Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• मन्यते: thinks, supposes
• मन्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present indicative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• नौ: us two
• नौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: 1st, Accusative, Dual

• प्रावेश्य: having driven/forced (into), having made enter
• प्रावेश्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Absolutive (gerund), Parasmaipada

• शरवेश्मनि: in the house/enclosure of arrows (circle of arrows)
• शरवेश्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-वेश्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एषः: this (man), he here
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present indicative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हन्मि: I strike, I destroy
• हन्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present indicative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संकल्पम्: intention, resolve
• संकल्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शिक्षया: by training/skill
• शिक्षया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• बलेन: by strength
• बलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• an unnamed opponent (referred to as 'he/this one')
• arrows (śara)