Shloka 4
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
Devanagari script
तं॑ सीदमानं जग्राह भीम: कृष्णेन चोदित: । मैवमित्यब्रवीच्चैनं कृष्ण: परबलार्दन:,उन्हें शिथिल होते देख श्रीकृष्णकी प्रेरणासे भीमसेनने उन्हें पकड़ लिया। तत्पश्चात् शत्रुसेनाका संहार करनेवाले श्रीकृष्णने उनसे कहा--'राजन्! आपको ऐसा अधीर नहीं होना चाहिये!
Translation
Seeing him falter, Bhīma, urged on by Kṛṣṇa, caught hold of him and held him up. Then Kṛṣṇa, the crusher of hostile might, said to him: “O King, you should not lose yourself in such impatience and distress.”
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सीदमानम्sinking/faltering
सीदमानम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (सीद्)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
जग्राहseized/took hold of
जग्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णेनby Krishna
कृष्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चोदितःurged/impelled
चोदितः:
TypeVerb
Rootचुद्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
एवम्thus/like this
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एनम्him (this person)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (एन्/एन)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परबलार्दनःdestroyer of the enemy's forces
परबलार्दनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर-बल-अर्दन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes