Shloka 12

अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa

Devanagari script

एताज्जित्वा महावीर्य: कर्ण: शत्रुगणान्‌ बहून्‌ । जितवान्‌ मां महाबाहो यतमानो महारणे,महाबाहो! महायुद्धमें विजयके लिये प्रयत्न करनेवाले महापराक्रमी कर्णने इन बहुसंख्यक शत्रुगणोंको परास्त करके मुझपर विजय पायी थी

Transliteration

etāj jitvā mahāvīryaḥ karṇaḥ śatrugaṇān bahūn | jitavān māṁ mahābāho yatamāno mahāraṇe ||

Translation

强臂者啊！在那场大战中，为求胜利而奋战的雄勇迦尔纳，先是战胜了众多敌军，继而也击败了我。

Word by Word

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जित्वा: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• महावीर्यः: of great prowess
• महावीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रुगणान्: groups of enemies
• शत्रुगणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुगण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहून्: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जितवान्: conquered / was victorious
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: क्तवत् (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यतमानः: striving / making effort
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत्
• Form: शानच् (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारणे: in the great battle
• महारणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Karna
• mahābāhu (epithet; addressee, likely Arjuna)
• śatrugaṇa (enemy hosts)