Shloka 53

Devanagari script

अजुन उवाच भीम नारायणास्त्रे मे गोषु च ब्राह्मणेषु च । एतेषु गाण्डिवं न्यस्यमेतद्धि व्रतमुत्तमम्‌,अर्जुन बोले--भैया भीमसेन! नारायणास्त्र, गौ और ब्राह्मण--इनके समक्ष गाण्डीव धनुषको नीचे डाल दिया जाय; यही मेरा उत्तम व्रत है

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca bhīma nārāyaṇāstre me goṣu ca brāhmaṇeṣu ca | eteṣu gāṇḍīvaṁ nyasyam etad dhi vratam uttamam ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “Brother Bhima, when the Nārāyaṇa weapon is in play—and in the presence of cows and brāhmaṇas—I will lay down the Gāṇḍīva bow. This indeed is my highest vow.”

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीम: O Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नारायणास्त्रे: in/at the Narayana-weapon (before the Narayanastra)
• नारायणास्त्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मे: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• गोषु: among/before cows
• गोषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

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

• ब्राह्मणेषु: among/before Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

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

• एतेषु: among/before these
• एतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• गाण्डिवम्: Gandiva (bow)
• गाण्डिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डिव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न्यस्य: having laid down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: best/supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Bhima (Bhimasena)
• Nārāyaṇa Astra
• Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• cows (go)
• brāhmaṇas