Shloka 93

Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ

The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges

Devanagari script

न भीमो नार्जुनश्वैव न यमौ पुरुषर्षभौ । वृष्णिवंशी भगवान्‌ वासुदेव, पाण्डुपुत्र धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर, भीमसेन, अर्जुन तथा पुरुषरत्न नकुल-सहदेव भी युद्ध नहीं पसंद करते थे

Transliteration

na bhīmo nārjunaś caiva na yamau puruṣarṣabhau | vṛṣṇivaṃśī bhagavān vāsudevaḥ pāṇḍuputro dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ bhīmasenaḥ arjunas tathā puruṣaratnau nakula-sahadevau api yuddhaṃ na rocate sma |

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Neither Bhīma nor Arjuna, nor the twin heroes (Nakula and Sahadeva), nor even the Vṛṣṇi-descended Lord Vāsudeva—indeed, Yudhiṣṭhira the son of Pāṇḍu, famed as Dharmarāja, along with Bhīmasena, Arjuna, and the jewel-like twins Nakula and Sahadeva—took delight in war.”

Word by Word

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

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यमौ: the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पुरुषर्षभौ: bulls among men (excellent men)
• पुरुषर्षभौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वृष्णिवंशी: of the Vrishni lineage
• वृष्णिवंशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्णिवंशी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवः: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डुपुत्रः: son of Pandu
• पाण्डुपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मराजः: Dharma-king (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• पुरुषरत्नौ: gems among men (two excellent men)
• पुरुषरत्नौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषरत्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• युद्धम्: war/battle
• युद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• पसन्द: liking/preference (non-Sanskrit loan; not a classical pada)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पसन्द

• कुर्वन्ति: do/make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• स्म: indeed/used to (past-habit marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Arjuna
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• Vṛṣṇi lineage
• Pāṇḍu