Mahabharata 7.11.23 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 11, Shloka 23
Droṇa’s Conditional Boon: The Plan to Capture Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रोणेन युधिष्ठिरग्रहणोपायः)
Devanagari script
तच्च मर्षितवान् शक्रो जानंस्तस्य पराक्रमम् | राज्ञां चाप्यजितं कज्चित् कृष्णेनेह न शुश्रुम
Translation
وقد احتمل شَكْرَةُ (إندرا) ذلك، إذ كان يعلم بأسه حقّ العلم؛ ومن بين الملوك لم أسمع قطّ بمن لم يغلبه كريشنا في هذا العالم.
Word by Word
तत्that (act/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मर्षितवान्endured/forgave
मर्षितवान्:
TypeVerb
Rootमृष्
FormPeriphrastic perfect (लिट्-अर्थे क्तवत्), 3rd, Singular, Masculine
शक्रःIndra
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जानन्knowing
जानन्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
पराक्रमम्valor, prowess
पराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अजितम्unconquered
अजितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअजित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कञ्चित्anyone (at all)
कञ्चित्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृष्णेनby Krishna
कृष्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इहhere/in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शुश्रुमI have heard
शुश्रुम:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPerfect (लिट्), 1st, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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