Shloka 22
Kṣātra-dharma in Campaign and Battle: Protection, Purification, and the Ideal Warrior’s End (क्षात्रधर्मः—अभियानयुद्धे रक्षणदानशुद्धिः)
Devanagari script
त॑ं इन्यु: काष्ठलोषछ्ैर्वा दहेयुर्वां कटाग्निना । पशुवन्मारयेयुर्वा क्षत्रिया ये स्युरीदृशा:
Transliteration
taṁ inyuḥ kāṣṭhaloṣṭhair vā daheyuḥ vā kaṭāgninā | paśuvan mārayeyur vā kṣatriyā ye syur īdṛśāḥ |
Translation
ভীষ্ম বললেন—এমন কাপুরুষকে তার সহক্ষত্রিয়েরা লাঠি বা ঢেলা দিয়ে প্রহার করুক, কিংবা খড়ের গাদার আগুনে দগ্ধ করুক, অথবা পশুর মতো শ্বাসরোধ করে হত্যা করুক।
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इन्युःshould drive/beat (him)
इन्युः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootइ (इण्) / इन् (धातु: इण् गतौ) + यु (उणादि)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
काष्ठलोष्ठैःwith sticks and clods
काष्ठलोष्ठैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाष्ठ + लोष्ठ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
दहेयुःshould burn
दहेयुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
कटाग्निनाwith the fire of a grass-heap
कटाग्निना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकट + अग्नि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पशुवत्like an animal
पशुवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपशु + वत्
मारयेयुःshould kill
मारयेयुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमृ (मारयति caus.)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
क्षत्रियाःKshatriyas
क्षत्रियाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्युःmight be / should be
स्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
ईदृशाःsuch (of this kind)
ईदृशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
KshatriyasI
IndraD
Devas (gods)C
clubs/sticks (kāṣṭha)C
clods (loṣṭa)H
haystack fire (kaṭāgni)A
animal (paśu)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes