Shloka 8
Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context
Devanagari script
परमापदगतेनापि न सम तात त्वया रणे । इदमस्त्रं प्रयोक्तव्यं मानुषेषु विशेषत:,“बेटा! बड़ी-से-बड़ी आपत्तिमें पड़नेपर भी तुम्हें रणभूमिमें विशेषतः मनुष्योंपर इस अस्त्रका प्रयोग नहीं करना चाहिये”
Transliteration
paramāpadagatena api na sama tāta tvayā raṇe | idam astraṃ prayoktavyaṃ mānuṣeṣu viśeṣataḥ |
Translation
বৎস! পৰম বিপদত পৰিলেও ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত এই অস্ত্ৰ প্ৰয়োগ নকৰিবা; বিশেষকৈ মানুহৰ ওপৰত ত একেবাৰে নহয়।
Word by Word
परमin the extreme (condition)
परम:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
आपद्-गतेनeven by one who has fallen into calamity
आपद्-गतेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootआपद्गत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
समम्equally
समम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम
तातO dear son
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अस्त्रम्weapon (missile)
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रयोक्तव्यम्should be employed / is to be used
प्रयोक्तव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-युज्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Gerundive (tavya), Passive (obligation)
मानुषेषुamong men / on humans
मानुषेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
विशेषतःespecially
विशेषतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविशेषतः
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
astra (weapon)H
human beings (mānuṣa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes