Shloka 1

Kṛṣṇopadeśa and Duryodhana’s Challenge

Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 77

Devanagari script

अपना बछ। ] अतणऑशा: षट्सप्ततितमो<ध्याय: अर्जुनके वीरोचित वचन अजुन उवाच षड्‌ रथान्‌ धार्तराष्ट्रस्य मन्यसे यान्‌ बलाधिकान्‌ | तेषां वीर्य ममार्थेन न तुल्यमिति मे मति:

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | ṣaḍ rathān dhārtarāṣṭrasya manyase yān balādhikān | teṣāṁ vīryaṁ mamārthena na tulyam iti me matiḥ ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “You regard six chariots of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra as superior in strength. Yet, in my judgment, their prowess is not equal when weighed against my purpose and resolve.”

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

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य: of the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana / the Kaurava)
• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• यान्: which/whom
• यान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बलाधिकान्: superior in strength
• बलाधिकान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलाधिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वीर्यम्: valor/strength
• वीर्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• अर्थेन: for the purpose / in the matter (at stake)
• अर्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• तुल्यम्: equal
• तुल्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus/that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• मतिः: opinion/thought
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as progenitor in the epithet dhārtarāṣṭra)
• Dhārtarāṣṭras / Kauravas
• six chariots (ṣaḍ rathāḥ)