Shloka 9
कृपकर्णसंवादः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Karṇa on Deśa-Kāla and Coordinated Strategy
Devanagari script
एकाग्रमानसो भूत्वा शूणु सर्व समाहित: । अर्जुन: फाल्गुनो जिष्णु: किरीटी श्वेतवाहन: । बीभत्सुर्विजय: कृष्ण: सव्यसाची धनंजय:,एकाग्रचित्त हो सावधानीके साथ सबको सुनना। [वे नाम ये हैं--) अर्जुन, फाल्गुन, जिष्णु, किरीटी, श्वेतवाहन, बीभत्सु, विजय, कृष्ण, सव्यसाची और धनंजय
Translation
当收摄其心，专注而听：阿周那、法尔古那、吉什努、戴冠者（基里蒂）、白马御者（室韦塔瓦哈那）、毗婆蹉、胜利者（毗阇耶）、黑天（克里希纳）、左右开弓者（萨维亚萨奇）、夺财者（达南阇耶）。
Word by Word
एकाग्रमानसःone whose mind is concentrated
एकाग्रमानसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकाग्रमानस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formक्त्वा, Active, Absolutive (Gerund)
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formलोट् (Imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वम्everything / all (that I say)
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समाहितःcomposed, attentive
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
फाल्गुनःPhālguna (Arjuna)
फाल्गुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफाल्गुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जिष्णुःJiṣṇu (the victorious one; Arjuna)
जिष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
किरीटीKirīṭī (the diadem-wearer; Arjuna)
किरीटी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिरीटिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्वेतवाहनःhe whose chariot-horses are white
श्वेतवाहनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्वेतवाहन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बीभत्सुःBībhatsu (Arjuna)
बीभत्सुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबीभत्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विजयःVijaya (the victorious; Arjuna)
विजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णःKṛṣṇa (a name/epithet here applied to Arjuna in some traditions; also can denote Kṛṣṇa depending on context)
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सव्यसाचीhe who can shoot with the left hand (ambidextrous archer)
सव्यसाची:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसव्यसाचिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (conqueror/winner of wealth; Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अर्जुन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes