Shloka 58

दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः

Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation

Devanagari script

यच्चापि पाण्डवान्‌ विप्र स्तोतुमिच्छसि संयुगे । भीषयन्‌ सर्वसैन्यानि कौरवेयाणि दुर्मते

Transliteration

yaccāpi pāṇḍavān vipra stotum icchasi saṁyuge | bhīṣayan sarvasainyāni kauraveyāṇi durmate ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “And if, O brāhmaṇa, you still wish to praise the Pāṇḍavas in the midst of battle—while terrifying all the Kaurava forces, O evil-minded one—(then hear what follows).”

Word by Word

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

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

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

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विप्र: O brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्तोतुम्: to praise
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु
• Form: Tumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• इच्छसि: you desire/wish
• इच्छसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: Lat (present), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीषयन्: frightening/terrifying
• भीषयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भीषय् (causative of भी)
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वसैन्यानि: all the armies
• सर्वसैन्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वसैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कौरवेयाणि: belonging to the Kauravas
• कौरवेयाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौरवेय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दुर्मते: O evil-minded one
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kauravas
• vipra (a brāhmaṇa addressee)