Shloka 12
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
Devanagari script
अयं स वैकर्तन युद्धकालो विदर्शयस्वात्मबलं महात्मन् | यथा न वध्येत रणे<र्जुनेन जयद्रथ: कर्ण तथा कुरुष्व,'सूर्यपुत्र! यही वह युद्धका समय आया है। महात्मन्! तुम इस समय अपना बल दिखाओ। कर्ण! रणभूमिमें अर्जुनके द्वारा जैसे भी जयद्रथका वध न होने पावे, वैसा प्रयत्न करो
Translation
“O son of the Sun! The hour of battle has come. Great-souled one, show your strength now. Karṇa, strive so that on the field of war Jayadratha is not slain by Arjuna.”
Word by Word
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःthat (indeed)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैकर्तनO Vaikartana (Karna)
वैकर्तन:
TypeNoun
Rootवैकर्तन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
युद्धकालःtime of battle
युद्धकालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्धकाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विदर्शयस्वshow (display)
विदर्शयस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
आत्मबलम्your own strength
आत्मबलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महात्मन्O great-souled one
महात्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यथाso that / in such a way that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वध्येतmight be slain
वध्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootवध्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Passive
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अर्जुनेनby Arjuna
अर्जुनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जयद्रथःJayadratha
जयद्रथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजयद्रथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्णO Karna
कर्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तथाthus / in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कुरुष्वdo / make (it so)
कुरुष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
सूर्यपुत्रO son of the Sun
सूर्यपुत्र:
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्यपुत्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय 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