Shloka 31
Devanagari script
अभश्मयुद्धेषु कुशला नैतज्जानाति सात्यकि: । अश्मयुद्धमजानन्तं घ्नतैनं युद्धकार्मुकम्,“वीरो! तुमलोग प्रस्तरोंद्वारा युद्ध करनेमें कुशल हो। सात्यकिको इस कलाका ज्ञान नहीं है। प्रस्तरयुद्धको न जानते हुए भी युद्धकी इच्छा रखनेवाले इस शत्रुकोी तुमलोग मार डालो
Translation
«يا أبطال! إنكم ماهرون في قتال الحجارة، أمّا ساتياكي فلا يعرف هذه الصنعة. فاقتلوا هذا العدو—رامي القوس المتعطّش للقتال—وإن كان يجهل قتال الحجارة!»
Word by Word
अश्मयुद्धेषुin stone-fights / in fighting with stones
अश्मयुद्धेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
कुशलाःskilled
कुशलाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एतत्this (art/thing)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जानातिknows
जानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सात्यकिःSātyaki
सात्यकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अश्मयुद्धम्stone-fight / fighting with stones
अश्मयुद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्मयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अजानन्तम्not knowing
अजानन्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-जानत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
घ्नतkill (you all)!
घ्नत:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormImperative, 2nd, Plural, Parasmaipada
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (एनद्-प्रयोगः)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
युद्धकार्मुकम्one whose bow is for battle / battle-archer
युद्धकार्मुकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्धकार्मुक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes