Mahabharata 9.5.9 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 5, Shloka 9
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
Devanagari script
प्रलब्धश्न हृषीकेशस्तच्च कर्माविचारितम् । सच मे वचन ब्रह्मनू कथमेवाभिमन्यते
Translation
হে ব্ৰাহ্মণ! মই হৃষীকেশ শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণকো প্ৰতাৰণা কৰিছিলোঁ; সেয়া মোৰ অবিবেচনাপূৰ্ণ কৰ্ম আছিল। এতিয়া তেওঁ মোৰ কথা কেনেকৈ গ্ৰহণ কৰিব?
Word by Word
प्रलब्धःdeceived, cheated
प्रलब्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रलब्ध (√लभ् + प्र, क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
हृषीकेशःHrishikesha (Krishna)
हृषीकेशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहृषीकेश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
कर्मdeed, action
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अविचारितम्unconsidered, thoughtless
अविचारितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअविचारित (√चर् + वि, क्त; with neg. अ-)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेto me / my
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormGenitive/Dative, Singular
वचनम्word, statement
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नुindeed, then (interrogative particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
एवindeed, at all
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभिमन्यतेwill accept/approve, will heed (lit. think towards)
अभिमन्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि√मन्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
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