Shloka 38

Devanagari script

धनंजय महाबाहो शिरो मे तात लम्बते । दीयतामुपधान वै यद्‌ युक्तमिह मन्यसे,“महाबाहु धनंजय! मेरा सिर लटक रहा है। बेटा! यहाँ इसके अनुरूप जो तकिया तुम्हें ठीक जान पड़े, वह ला दो”

Transliteration

dhanañjaya mahābāho śiro me tāta lambate | dīyatām upadhānaṃ vai yad yuktam iha manyase ||

Translation

“O Dhanañjaya, mighty-armed one—dear child, my head is drooping. Give me a pillow here, whatever you deem fitting.”

Word by Word

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजय: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• तात: O dear son
• तात: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• लम्बते: hangs down / droops
• Type: Verb
• Root: लम्ब्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• दीयताम्: let (it) be given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Passive

• उपधानम्: a pillow / head-rest
• उपधानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपधान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• यत्: which (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युक्तम्: proper / suitable
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• मन्यसे: you think / consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• upadhāna (pillow/headrest)