Shloka 37
Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)
Devanagari script
यद्येवमेतत् कर्तव्यं मया न स्याद् विना प्रभो
Transliteration
yadyevametat kartavyaṃ mayā na syād vinā prabho
Translation
নাৰদে ক’লে—যদি সঁচাকৈয়ে এনে হয়, হে প্ৰভু, তেন্তে আপোনাক বাদ দি এই বিষয়ত মোৰ কিবা কৰা উচিত নহয়।
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
एवम्thus, in this way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
कर्तव्यम्to be done, necessary to do
कर्तव्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ
Formneuter, nominative, singular, gerundive (तव्यत्)
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, instrumental, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
स्यात्would be / should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
विनाwithout
विना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविना
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical restraint and propriety: even when a duty seems clear, one should not act unilaterally but in alignment with rightful authority and guidance, especially in consequential matters.
Nārada responds to a superior (addressed as “prabho”), indicating that if the situation is as described, he should not proceed to do what is required without that lord’s involvement or consent.