Shloka 296

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

त्वामेवाद्य युयुत्सन्ते पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम्‌ । “महाराज! यह कालचक्रका परिवर्तन तो देखिये--जो पूर्वकालमें दृढ़तापूर्वक आपकी सेवा करनेवाले थे, वे आज आपफसे ही युद्ध करना चाहते हैं

Transliteration

tvām evādya yuyutsante paśya kālasya paryayam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “It is you alone whom they now wish to fight. Behold the reversal wrought by Time: those who once served you with steadfast loyalty have today turned to face you in battle.”

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you (as object)
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

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

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• युयुत्सन्ते: they wish to fight
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• पश्य: see/behold
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कालस्य: of time
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्ययम्: change/turn/reversal
• पर्ययम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)
• Kāla (Time/Fate)