Shloka 31
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 158 — Aṅgāraparṇa-saṃvāda and Gaṅgā-tīrtha Saṃghaṭṭa
Encounter at the Gaṅgā ford
Devanagari script
अवध्यां स्त्रियमित्याहुर्धर्मज्ञा धर्मनिश्चये धर्मज्ञान् राक्षसानाहुर्न हन्यात् स च मामपि,धर्मज्ञ विद्वानोंने धर्म-निर्णयके प्रसंगमें नारीको अवध्य बताया है। राक्षसोंको भी लोग धर्मज्ञ कहते हैं। इसलिये सम्भव है, वह राक्षस भी मुझे स्त्री समझकर न मारे
Translation
قال البراهمي: «لقد قال العارفون بالدارما عند الفصل في أحكامها إن المرأة لا تُقتل. ويُقال عن بعض الرّاكشَسا أيضًا إنهم يعرفون الدارما. فلعلّ ذلك الرّاكشَسا يظنّني امرأةً فلا يقتلني.»
Word by Word
अवध्याम्not to be slain, inviolable
अवध्याम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअवध्य (अ + वध्य)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
स्त्रियम्woman
स्त्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
आहुःthey say
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (ब्रू/अह् ‘to say’)
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
धर्मज्ञाःknowers of dharma
धर्मज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धर्मनिश्चयेin the determination of dharma
धर्मनिश्चये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
धर्मज्ञान्as knowers of dharma
धर्मज्ञान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
राक्षसान्Rakshasas
राक्षसान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
आहुःthey call / they say
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (ब्रू/अह् ‘to say’)
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हन्यात्should kill / should slay
हन्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes