Shloka 16

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

ततस्तु त्वरितो भीम: क्राथथं निन्‍्ये यमक्षयम्‌

Transliteration

tatastu tvarito bhīmaḥ krāthathaṃ ninye yamakṣayam

Translation

三阇耶说道：随后，毗摩迅疾决断，将克罗塔塔驱入阎摩之境——在战阵之中送他赴死，冷峻地提醒人们：战场上命运翻覆何其迅速。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Avyaya (particle)

• त्वरितः: hastened/quickened
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (कृदन्त; त्वर् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• क्राथथम्: Krāthatha (a proper name/epithet; object taken/led)
• क्राथथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्राथथ (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द)
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• निन्ये: led/took (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (नयति)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• यमक्षयम्: to Yama's abode (death's realm)
• यमक्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमक्षय
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Krāthatha
• Yama
• Yama’s abode (Yamakṣaya)