Shloka 13

भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74

Devanagari script

तथा सत्य ब्रवीम्येतन्नास्ति तस्य व्यतिक्रम: । हन्ताहं गदयाभ्येत्य दुर्योधनममर्षणम्‌

Transliteration

tathā satyaṃ bravīmy etan nāsti tasya vyatikramaḥ | hantāhaṃ gadayābhyetya duryodhanam amarṣaṇam ||

Translation

„So verkünde ich dies als Wahrheit: Es wird keine Abweichung geben. Ich werde mit meiner Keule hervortreten und den unbändigen Duryodhana erschlagen.“

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रवीमि: I speak, I say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: is, exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: of him/it
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• व्यतिक्रमः: transgression, violation
• व्यतिक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतिक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हन्त: indeed, well then (exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन्त

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• गदयाः: with a mace
• गदयाः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-इ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (implied)

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमर्षणम्: unforbearing, intolerant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• gadā (mace)