Shloka 24

गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

अयुद्धमव्यवस्थानं नैष धर्म: सनातन: । अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्य रणे राजन्‌ पलायनम्‌

Translation

নৰেশ্বৰ! যুদ্ধ নকৰা, বা যুদ্ধত স্থিৰ নথাকি ৰণৰ পৰা পলাই যোৱা—ই সনাতন ধৰ্ম নহয়। ই অনাৰ্যৰ আচৰণ; ইয়াৰ দ্বাৰা স্বৰ্গলাভ নহয়।

Word by Word

• अयुद्धम्: non-fighting; absence of battle
• अयुद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अव्यवस्थानम्: instability; not standing firm (in battle)
• अव्यवस्थानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यवस्थान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma; righteous duty
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सनातनः: eternal; ancient
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनार्यजुष्टम्: practised by the ignoble
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनार्यजुष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्वर्ग्यम्: not leading to heaven
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्वर्ग्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पलायनम्: flight; running away
• पलायनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलायन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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