Shloka 55

कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament

Devanagari script

सज्ञातिबान्धव: शूर: समरे युद्धदुर्मदः । रणे कृत्वा महद्‌ युद्ध घोरं त्रैलोक्यमोहनम्‌

Transliteration

sa jñātibāndhavaḥ śūraḥ samare yuddha-durmadaḥ | raṇe kṛtvā mahad yuddhaṃ ghoraṃ trailokya-mohanam ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：他是位英勇之士，忠于宗亲与盟友；临阵之时，因战争的炽烈而狂烈如醉。既在战场上发动了一场宏大而可怖的鏖战——仿佛令三界都为之迷乱——他遂以压倒性的武威之姿挺立其间：对己方的忠诚与暴烈杀伐的可怖势头，并行而进。

Word by Word

• सज्ञातिबान्धवः: having (his) kinsmen and relatives (with him/nearby)
• सज्ञातिबान्धवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सज्ञातिबान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शूरः: hero, brave man
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• युद्धदुर्मदः: fiercely intoxicated with fighting; battle-maddened
• युद्धदुर्मदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धदुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in combat
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle, fight
• युद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• घोरम्: terrible, dreadful
• घोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्रैलोक्यमोहनम्: bewildering/astonishing the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यमोहनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्यमोहन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• trailokya (the three worlds)