Shloka 16
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
Devanagari script
धृष्टद्युम्न: शिखण्डी च कृतवैरा मया सह । तौ कथं मद्िते यत्नं कुर्यातां द्विजसत्तम,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! धृष्टद्यम्म और शिखण्डीने भी मेरे साथ वैर बाँध रखा है, फिर वे दोनों मेरे हितके लिये कैसे यत्न कर सकते हैं?
Transliteration
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca kṛtavairā mayā saha | tau kathaṁ madite yatnaṁ kuryātāṁ dvijasattama ||
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: „Dhṛṣṭadyumna und Śikhaṇḍin haben ebenfalls Feindschaft gegen mich geschworen. Wie könnten also diese beiden um mein Wohl bemüht sein, o Bester der Brahmanen?“
Word by Word
धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna
धृष्टद्युम्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिखण्डीShikhandi
शिखण्डी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिखण्डिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कृतवैरौhaving made enmity (with me)
कृतवैरौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतवैर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
मयाby me / with me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
मदर्थेfor my sake / in my interest
मदर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमदर्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यत्नम्effort
यत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयत्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुर्याताम्could/should they do
कुर्याताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada
द्विजसत्तमO best of the twice-born
द्विजसत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजसत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
द्विजश्रेष्ठO foremost of the twice-born
द्विजश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛṣṭadyumnaŚ
ŚikhaṇḍinD
dvijasattama (addressed Brahmin)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes