Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तत्राह कर्ण च सुयोधनं च कृपं द्रौ्णिं कृतवर्माणमेव

Transliteration

tatrāha karṇaṃ ca suyodhanaṃ ca kṛpaṃ drauṇiṃ kṛtavarmāṇam eva

Translation

تب اس نے کرن، سویودھن، کرپ، درون کے بیٹے (اشوتھاما) اور کرت ورما—ان سب کو مخاطب کیا۔

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• आह: said/spoke
• आह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• सुयोधनम्: Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• सुयोधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयोधन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• कृपम्: Kripa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• द्रौणिम्: Drauni (Ashvatthaman, son of Drona)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कृतवर्माणम्: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: indeclinable (emphatic particle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Karna
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• Kripa (Kripacharya)
• Drauni (Ashvatthama)
• Kritavarma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that in moments of crisis, a ruler’s decisions are shaped through consultation with key allies and elders; ethical responsibility in war includes seeking counsel and coordinating action rather than acting from impulse alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that a speaker (contextually, a leader in the Kaurava camp) addresses the principal Kaurava champions—Karna, Duryodhana, Kripa, Ashvatthama, and Kritavarma—signaling an important discussion or directive amid the unfolding battle.