Shloka 15

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

तौ धरामन्वपसद्येतां वातरुग्णाविव द्रुमौ

Transliteration

tau dharām anvapasadyetāṃ vātarugṇāv iva drumau

Translation

قال سنجيا: هوى الاثنان إلى الأرض، كأنهما شجرتان حطّمتهما ريحٌ عاصفة—صورةٌ لمحاربين أذلّتهما قوةُ القتال والقدر التي لا تُقاوَم، حيث ينهار الكبرياء والبأس في لحظة.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• धराम्: the earth/ground
• धराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वपसद्येताम्: they two sank down/fell down (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-अप-सद्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• वातरुग्णौ: broken/afflicted by the wind
• वातरुग्णौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातरुग्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• द्रुमौ: two trees
• द्रुमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• earth (dharā)
• wind (vāta)
• trees (druma)