Shloka 7
Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
ननु त्वं पुण्डरीकाक्ष सत्यवाग भुवि विश्रुत:
Translation
“O lotus-eyed one, you are renowned on earth as a speaker of truth. O slayer of foes, why do you not today tell me the news of my grandson’s death? O lord, relate to me clearly and exactly the account of your nephew’s killing.”
Word by Word
ननुindeed; surely
ननु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootननु
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
पुण्डरीकाक्षO lotus-eyed one
पुण्डरीकाक्ष:
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्डरीकाक्ष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सत्यवाक्truth-speaking
सत्यवाक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यवाच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
विश्रुतःwell-known; renowned
विश्रुतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्रुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes