Shloka 15

धृतराष्ट्रदर्शनाय पाण्डवानां प्रयाणम् | The Pāṇḍavas Prepare to Visit Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devanagari script

ततो5हमन्तर्भवने पितृर्वृत्तान्तरक्षिणी | गूढोत्पन्नं सुतं बाल॑ जले कर्णमवासृजम्‌

Transliteration

tato 'ham antarbhavane pitṝn vṛttāntarakṣiṇī | gūḍhotpannaṃ sutaṃ bālaṃ jale karṇam avāsṛjam |

Translation

随后，为了将此事隐瞒于长辈，我一直居于内室。待那婴儿暗中降生，我便将他放入水中任其漂流。那孩子，正是我的儿子迦尔纳。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• अन्तर्भवने: inside the palace/inner apartments
• अन्तर्भवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्भवन
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• पितॄन्: fathers/elders (here: father/parents)
• पितॄन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• वृत्तान्त: the account/incident
• वृत्तान्त: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• रक्षिणी: protecting/guarding (i.e., keeping secret)
• रक्षिणी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षिन्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• गूढ: hidden/secret
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गूढ
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• उत्पन्नम्: born/produced
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्पन्न
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• सुतम्: son/child
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• बालम्: the infant
• बालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

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

• अवासृजम्: I released/let go (cast away)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 1st, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Karṇa
• pitṛ (elders/fathers)
• antarbhavana (inner palace chambers)
• jala (water)