Mahabharata 1.140.36 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 140, Shloka 36
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
Devanagari script
जम्बुक उवाच शृणु मे त्वं महाबाहो यद् वाक््यं मूषिको<ब्रवीत् | धिग् बल॑ मृगराजस्य मयाद्यायं मृगो हतः
Translation
শিয়ালে ক’লে—মহাবাহো! মূষিকে যি কথা কৈছিল, সেয়া মোৰ পৰা শুনা। সি কৈছিল—“মৃগৰাজ বাঘৰ বল ধিক্! আজি এই মৃগটো মই মাৰিছোঁ।”
Word by Word
जम्बुकःthe jackal (Jambuka)
जम्बुकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजम्बुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाक्यम्speech, statement
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मूषिकःthe mouse
मूषिकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूषिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
धिक्shame on! fie!
धिक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootधिक्
बलम्strength
बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मृगराजस्यof the king of beasts
मृगराजस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमृगराज
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृगःdeer/animal
मृगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हतःkilled, slain
हतः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive/resultative
Speaker
जम्बुक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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