Shloka 35

Devanagari script

न चैतच्छक्यते ज्ञातुं कं न वध्येदिति प्रभो । अवध्यमपि हन्याद्धि तस्मान्नैतत्‌ प्रयोजयेत्‌,'प्रभो! यह नहीं जाना जा सकता कि यह अस्त्र किसको नहीं मारेगा। यह अवध्यका भी वध कर सकता है; अत: सहसा इसका प्रयोग नहीं करना चाहिये

Transliteration

na caitac chak्यate jñātuṁ kaṁ na vadhyed iti prabho | avadhyam api hanyād dhi tasmān naitat prayojayet ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O lord, it cannot truly be known whom this weapon will not strike down. Indeed, it may kill even one who ought not to be slain; therefore it should not be employed rashly.”

Word by Word

नnot

चand

एतत्this (thing/weapon)

शक्यतेis possible

ज्ञातुम्to know

कम्whom

नnot

वध्येत्would/should kill

इतिthus/that

प्रभोO lord

अवध्यम्one who should not be slain (invulnerable/unslayable)

अपिeven/also

हन्यात्might/should kill

हिindeed/for

तस्मात्therefore/from that reason

नnot

एतत्this (weapon/act)

प्रयोजयेत्should employ/use (cause to be applied)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

astra (weapon)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes