Shloka 12

Adhyāya 2: Nārada’s Disclosure—Karṇa’s Training and the Brahmin’s Curse (Śānti-parva)

Devanagari script

द्रोणस्तथोक्त: कर्णेन सापेक्ष: फाल्गुनं प्रति । दौरात्म्यं चैव कर्णस्य विदित्वा तमुवाच ह,कर्णके ऐसा कहनेपर अर्जुनके प्रति पक्षपात रखनेवाले द्रोणाचार्य कर्णकी दुष्टताको समझकर उससे बोले--

Transliteration

droṇas tathoktaḥ karṇena sāpekṣaḥ phālgunaṃ prati | daurātmyaṃ caiva karṇasya viditvā tam uvāca ha ||

Translation

جب کرن نے یوں کہا تو درون آچاریہ—جو فالگُن (ارجن) کی طرف میلان رکھتے تھے—کرن کی بدباطنی کو سمجھ گئے اور اسے مخاطب کر کے بولے۔

Word by Word

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)

• कर्णेन: by Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सापेक्षः: biased / partial (having regard)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सापेक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• फाल्गुनम्: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards / against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• दौरात्म्यम्: wickedness
• दौरात्म्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौरात्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विदित्वा: having known
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: ktvā (absolutive/gerund), Active

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Karṇa
• Phālguna (Arjuna)