Shloka 13

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

नावशेषं प्रपश्यामि सूतपुत्रे हते युधि

Transliteration

nāvaśeṣaṃ prapaśyāmi sūtaputre hate yudhi

Translation

持国王说道：“当那车夫之子在战场上被杀之时，我已看不见任何残存的希望。”

Word by Word

• नावशेषम्: no remainder (nothing left)
• नावशेषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नावशेष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रपश्यामि: I see / I foresee
• प्रपश्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √पश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सूतपुत्रे: when/where the charioteer’s son (Karna) [is]
• सूतपुत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हते: slain
• हते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √हन्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Karṇa (Sūtaputra)
• battlefield (yuddha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how attachment to a single pillar of strength (here, Karṇa) can collapse one’s sense of purpose when that support falls; it implicitly warns that power and plans in war are fragile and that ethical clarity (dharma) cannot be replaced by reliance on mere might.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts to news of Karṇa’s death on the battlefield, expressing that with Karṇa slain he foresees no remaining prospect for the Kauravas’ success.