Shloka 22
अलर्कोपाख्यानम् — Indriya-Nigraha and Yogic Victory
Mahābhārata 14.30
Devanagari script
चक्षुर॒वाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन । तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि
Transliteration
cakṣur uvāca: neme bāṇās tariṣyanti mām alarka kathaṃcana | tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi ||
Translation
Das Auge sprach: „Alarka, diese Pfeile werden mir in keiner Weise schaden. Vielmehr werden sie deine eigenen Lebenspunkte treffen; sind deine verwundbaren Stellen durchbohrt, wirst du sterben.“
Word by Word
चक्षुःCakṣu (a person named Cakṣu)
चक्षुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
इमेthese
इमे:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बाणाःarrows
बाणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तरिष्यन्तिwill cross/overcome (will pass through; will prevail over)
तरिष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ
FormFuture (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
अलर्कO Alarka
अलर्क:
TypeNoun
Rootअलर्क
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कथंचनin any way; at all
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
तवof you; your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
एवindeed; only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मर्मvital spot; vulnerable point
मर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भेत्स्यन्तिwill pierce; will split
भेत्स्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormFuture (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
भिन्नमर्माone whose vital spot is pierced
भिन्नमर्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभिन्न-मर्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मरिष्यसिyou will die
मरिष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootमृ
FormFuture (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
अलर्क उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AlarkaC
Cakṣuḥ (the Eye, personified)B
bāṇāḥ (arrows)M
marma (vital points)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes