Shloka 35

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall

Devanagari script

स्वर्गमेष गत: शूरो यो हतो न पराड्मुख: । संस्तम्भयत मा भैष्ट विजेष्यामो रणे रिपून्‌,“यह शूरवीर अभिमन्यु जो प्राणोंपर खेल गया, परंतु युद्धमें पीठ न दिखा सका, निश्चय ही स्वर्गलोकमें गया है। तुम सब लोग धैर्य धारण करो। भयभीत न होओ। हमलोग रणक्षेत्रमें शत्रुओंको अवश्य जीतेंगे”

Transliteration

svargam eṣa gataḥ śūro yo hato na parāṅmukhaḥ | saṃstambhayata mā bhaiṣṭa vijeṣyāmo raṇe ripūn ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “This heroic one—slain yet never turning his back in battle—has surely gone to heaven. Steady yourselves; do not be afraid. We shall defeat the enemies on the battlefield.”

Word by Word

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गतः: gone, attained
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• शूरः: hero, brave man
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हतः: slain
• हतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पराङ्मुखः: one who has turned his face away (a coward, turned-back)
• पराङ्मुखः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराङ्मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संस्तम्भयत: steady (yourselves), take heart
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तम्भ् (सम्-)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मा: do not (prohibitive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• भैष्ट: fear
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी
• Form: Imperative (prohibitive with मा), Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

• विजेष्यामः: we shall conquer
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (वि-)
• Form: Simple Future, First, Plural, Parasmaipada

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रिपून्: enemies
• रिपून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Svarga (heaven)
• the fallen hero (contextually Abhimanyu)