Shloka 52

Devanagari script

पितृपुत्रवधं प्राप्प पुमान्‌ कः परिपालयेत्‌

Transliteration

pitṛputravadhaṁ prāpya pumān kaḥ paripālayet

Translation

Bhīmasena said: “After one has come to the killing of a father and a son, what man could still claim to be upholding righteousness or restraint?”

Word by Word

• पितृपुत्रवधम्: the killing of father and son
• पितृपुत्रवधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + पुत्र + वध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained/after encountering
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• परिपालयेत्: could/should protect, maintain
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + पाल्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena