Shloka 6
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
Devanagari script
तथा नाभ्येति सूर्योडस्तं यथा सत्यं भवेद् वच: । चोदयाश्वांस्तथा कृष्ण यथा हन्यां जयद्रथम्,“श्रीकृष्ण! जबतक सूर्य अस्ताचलको न चले जाय, तभीतक जैसे भी मेरी प्रतिज्ञा सच्ची हो जाय और जैसे भी मैं जयद्रथको मार सकूँ, उसी प्रकार शीघ्रतापूर्वक इन घोड़ोंको हॉकिये'
Translation
“So drive the horses, O Kṛṣṇa, that before the Sun goes down my word may prove true, and I may slay Jayadratha.”
Word by Word
तथाthus, in such a way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अभ्येतिapproaches, goes toward
अभ्येति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-इ (एति)
FormLat (present indicative), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
सूर्यःthe sun
सूर्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अस्तम्setting (place/state), sunset
अस्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त
Formneuter, accusative, singular
यथाas, so that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
सत्यम्true
सत्यम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य
Formneuter, nominative, singular
भवेत्may become, should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormVidhi-lin (optative), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
वचःword, statement, vow
वचः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
चोदयurge, drive (on)!
चोदय:
TypeVerb
Rootचुद्
FormLot (imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कृष्णO Krishna
कृष्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
यथाso that, in such a way that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
हन्याम्may I kill
हन्याम्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormVidhi-lin (optative), 1, singular, Parasmaipada
जयद्रथम्Jayadratha
जयद्रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजयद्रथ
Formmasculine, accusative, 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