Shloka 11

Devanagari script

भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने कहा--धनंजय! आज वास्तवमें मुझे यह अत्यन्त हर्षका अवसर प्राप्त हुआ है, इसका क्या कारण है, यह तुम मुझसे सुनो। मेरे मनको तत्काल अत्यन्त प्रसन्नता प्रदान करनेवाला वह उत्तम कारण इस प्रकार है

Transliteration

bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇena kahā—dhanañjaya! adya vastavataḥ mama eṣa atyanta-harṣasya avasaraḥ prāptaḥ asti; asya kāraṇaṃ kim iti, tat tvaṃ mattaḥ śṛṇu. mama manasi tatkṣaṇam atyanta-prasannatāṃ pradātuṃ śaknavat sa uttamaḥ kāraṇaḥ evam asti.

Translation

The Blessed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa spoke: “Dhanañjaya, today I have truly been granted an occasion of the highest joy. Hear from me what the reason is. The noble cause that at once fills my mind with deep gladness is as follows.”

Word by Word

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

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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

• वास्तवम्: truly, in reality
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वास्तवम्

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• अत्यन्तहर्षस्य: of extreme joy
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्यन्तहर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अवसरः: an occasion
• अवसरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राप्तः: has been obtained/has come
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• अस्य: of this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• कः: what?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कारणम्: cause, reason
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• मत्तः: from me
• मत्तः: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Ablative, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्क्षणम्: immediately
• तत्क्षणम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्क्षण

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्तम्

• प्रसन्नताम्: gladness, delight
• प्रसन्नताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसन्नता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रददत्: giving, bestowing
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• सः: that (he/that one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तमः: excellent, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कारणम्: cause, reason
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

Speaker

श्रीवायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu-deva
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)