Shloka 20
Khāṇḍava-dāha: Indra’s Countermeasures and the Nāga Aśvasena’s Escape (आदि पर्व, अध्याय २१८)
Devanagari script
प्राप्तो तु क उपाय: स्यात् तं ब्रवीहि जनार्दन । आस्थास्यामि तदा सर्व यदि शक््यं नरेण तत्ू,जनार्दन! बताइये, इसे प्राप्त करनेका क्या उपाय हो सकता है? यदि मनुष्यके द्वारा कर सकने योग्य होगा तो वह सारा प्रयत्न मैं अवश्य करूँगा
Translation
Arjuna sprach: „O Janārdana, sage mir: Welcher Weg führt dazu, sie zu gewinnen? Wenn es etwas ist, das ein Mensch vermag, werde ich gewiss alle Anstrengung auf mich nehmen.“
Word by Word
प्राप्तःobtained/attained
प्राप्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्त (√आप्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कःwhat?/which?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपायःmeans/method
उपायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्might be/would be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तम्that (him/it)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ब्रवीहिtell/say
ब्रवीहि:
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू
FormImperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
जनार्दनO Janārdana (Krishna)
जनार्दन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun (Proper name/epithet)
Rootजनार्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
आस्थास्यामिI shall undertake/adhere to
आस्थास्यामि:
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (आ-√स्था)
FormFuture (Lṛṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
सर्वम्all/entire
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
शक्यम्possible/doable
शक्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य (√शक्)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नरेणby a man/by a human
नरेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अर्जुन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes