Shloka 8
कृष्णेन विदुरं प्रति आगमन-हेतु-निवेदनम् / Krishna explains the purpose of his coming to Vidura
Devanagari script
निश्चितं धार्तराष्ट्राणां सकर्णानां जनार्दन । भीष्मद्रोणमुखान् पार्था न शक्ता: प्रतिवीक्षितुम्
Translation
«O Janārdana! Dies ist die feste Überzeugung aller Söhne Dhṛtarāṣṭras samt Karṇa: dass die Söhne Kuntīs (die Pāṇḍavas) nicht einmal imstande sind, Helden wie Bhīṣma und Droṇa ins Angesicht zu schauen.»
Word by Word
निश्चितम्certainly/definitely (a settled conclusion)
निश्चितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिश्चित
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधार्तराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सकर्णानाम्together with Karṇa
सकर्णानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसकर्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
जनार्दनO Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
जनार्दन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootजनार्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्Bhīṣma, Droṇa and the foremost among them
भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभीष्म-द्रोण-मुख
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पार्थाःthe Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī; the Pāṇḍavas)
पार्थाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शक्ताःable/capable
शक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रतिवीक्षितुम्to look at/face (them)
प्रतिवीक्षितुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-वीक्ष्
FormTumun (infinitive)
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
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