Shloka 11

Devanagari script

क्षत्रधर्मरत: पार्थ पितृन्‌ देवांश्व तर्पय । श्रेयसा योक्ष्यसे चैव व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वर:

Transliteration

kṣatradharmarataḥ pārtha pitṝn devāṁś ca tarpayā | śreyasā yokṣyase caiva vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: „O Pārtha, bleibe standhaft in der Dharma eines Kṣatriya und befriedige die Pitṛs und die Götter durch die gebührenden Riten und Opfergaben. Du wirst gewiss das wahrhaft Heilsame erlangen; darum möge das Fieber der Sorge in deinem Geist vergehen.“

Word by Word

• क्षत्रधर्मरतः: devoted to the kshatriya-duty
• क्षत्रधर्मरतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षत्रधर्मरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (manes)
• पितॄन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तर्पय: satisfy / propitiate
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• श्रेयसा: by welfare / by auspicious good
• श्रेयसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• योक्ष्यसे: you will be joined with / attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed / certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• व्येतु: let it depart / may it go away
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + इ
• Form: Imperative (Vedic/epic usage), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मानसः: mental / of the mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्वरः: fever; (here) anxiety/torment
• ज्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Devas (gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfastness in one’s ordained duty (kṣatra-dharma) and faithful performance of obligations to gods and ancestors leads to śreyas (true welfare) and calms inner turmoil; ethical action and ritual responsibility are presented as remedies for grief and anxiety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses Pārtha (Arjuna), urging him to remain committed to the warrior’s code and to perform acts of propitiation for the devas and Pitṛs, assuring him of auspicious outcomes and encouraging him to let go of mental distress.