Shloka 66
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
Devanagari script
तमेवं वादिनं दीनं विलपन्तमचेतनम्
Transliteration
tam evaṁ vādinaṁ dīnaṁ vilapantam acetanam
Translation
见他如此——言辞这般，凄惨崩溃——无助哀号，恍若失却神智……
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
वादिनम्speaking, one who speaks
वादिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवादिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दीनम्wretched, miserable
दीनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विलपन्तम्lamenting, wailing
विलपन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवि-लप्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
अचेतनम्unconscious, senseless
अचेतनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-चेतन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
काक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intense sorrow can overpower awareness and moral clarity. It implicitly warns that when one becomes 'acetanā'—as if without consciousness—speech and action may lose alignment with dharma, making self-mastery and steadiness crucial even in crisis.
A figure is being described as speaking pitiably and lamenting in a near-senseless state. The line functions as a narrative snapshot of someone overwhelmed by grief, setting the emotional and ethical tone for the surrounding exchange.