Shloka 25
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 146 — Brāhmaṇī’s counsel on grief, duty, and protection of children
Devanagari script
अथवापीह गग्धेषु भीष्मो5स्माकं पितामह: । धर्म इत्येव कुप्येरन् ये चान्ये कुरुपुड्रवा:,अथवा सम्भव है कि यहाँ हमलोगोंके जल जानेपर हमारे पितामह भीष्म तथा कुरुकुलके दूसरे श्रेष्ठ पुरुष धर्म समझकर ही उन आततायियोंपर क्रोध करें (परंतु वह क्रोध हमारे किस कामका होगा?)
Translation
قال يودهيشثيرا: «أو لعلّه إن احترقنا هنا، فإن جدَّنا بهيشما وسائر عظماء سلالة كورو سيغضبون على أولئك المعتدين، ظانّين أن ذلك غضبٌ للدارما. (ولكن ما نفعُ ذلك الغضب لنا؟)»
Word by Word
अथवाor else
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
दग्धेषुwhen (we are) burnt
दग्धेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदग्ध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्माकम्of us/our
अस्माकम्:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
पितामहःgrandfather (paternal grandsire)
पितामहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma/righteousness
धर्मः:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (thinking/quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कुप्येरन्might become angry
कुप्येरन्:
TypeVerb
Rootकुप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्येother
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कुरुपुङ्गवाःbulls among the Kurus; foremost Kurus
कुरुपुङ्गवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुपुङ्गव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
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Meter (Chandas)
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