Shloka 9

Devanagari script

हत्वा तु समरे कर्ण त्वमद्य निशितै: शरै: । विपुलां प्रीतिमाधत्स्व धर्मपुत्रस्य मानद,“मानद! आज तुम तीखे बाणोंसे समरभूमिमें कर्णका वध करके धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरके हृदयमें अत्यन्त हर्षोल्लास भर दो

Transliteration

hatvā tu samare karṇa tvam adya niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | vipulāṃ prītim ādhatsva dharmaputrasya mānada ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Hôm nay, sau khi ngươi hạ sát Karṇa giữa chiến địa bằng những mũi tên sắc bén, hãy đem niềm hoan hỷ dồi dào tràn vào lòng Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira), hỡi bậc ban vinh dự.”

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-भाव (gerund, voice-neutral)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कर्णम्: Karna (as object)
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विपुलाम्: great/abundant
• विपुलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रीतिम्: joy/delight
• प्रीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आधत्स्व: produce/bring about (for yourself); fill (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, Second, Singular

• धर्मपुत्रस्य: of Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मानद: O giver of honor (epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानद
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames battlefield action in terms of kṣatriya-duty and collective morale: defeating a formidable foe is presented not as personal triumph alone but as an act that restores confidence and joy to the righteous king (Dharmaputra), reinforcing the ethical-political aim of sustaining dharma through rightful victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports an exhortation directed at a warrior: to slay Karṇa that very day with sharp arrows, thereby filling Yudhiṣṭhira’s heart with great joy—implying Karṇa’s fall is pivotal for the Pāṇḍavas’ hopes and the war’s momentum.