Shloka 55

Adhyāya 55: Pārtha–Rādheya Saṃvāda and Tactical Exchange

Chapter 55

Devanagari script

यस्य तारार्कचित्रोडसौ ध्वजो रथवरे स्थित: । यस्यैतत्‌ पाण्डुरं छत्र॑ विमल॑ मूर्थ्नि तिष्ठति

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | yasya tārārka-citro 'sau dhvajo ratha-vare sthitaḥ | yasyaitat pāṇḍuraṃ chatraṃ vimalaṃ mūrdhni tiṣṭhati ||

Translation

অৰ্জুনে ক’লে—যাৰ উৎকৃষ্ট ৰথত তৰা আৰু সূৰ্যচিহ্নে অলংকৃত ধ্বজা উৰি আছে, আৰু যাৰ মূৰ ওপৰত নিৰ্মল শ্বেত ছত্ৰ ধৰি ৰখা হৈছে—সেই মহাবীৰ শান্তনুনন্দন ভীষ্ম, আমাৰ সকলোৰে পিতামহ। ৰাজশ্ৰীৰে সমৃদ্ধ হৈও তেওঁ দুঃৰ্যোধনৰ অধীন হৈছে; সেয়ে তেওঁক দেখিলেই মোৰ হৃদয় শোকে দগ্ধ হয়।

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तारा-अर्क-चित्र-ओडसौ: having splendor marked/variegated with stars and the sun
• तारा-अर्क-चित्र-ओडसौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारा + अर्क + चित्र + ओडस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्वजः: banner/standard
• ध्वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथ-वरे: on the excellent chariot
• रथ-वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + वर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितः: standing/placed
• स्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• पाण्डुरम्: pale-white
• पाण्डुरम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• छत्रम्: parasol/royal umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विमलम्: spotless, pure
• विमलम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मूर्ध्नि: on (his) head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तिष्ठति: stands, remains
• तिष्ठति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Bhīṣma
• Śāntanu
• Duryodhana
• ratha (chariot)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• chatra (white parasol)
• tārā (stars)
• arka (sun)