Shloka 27
Kṛṣṇopadeśa and Duryodhana’s Challenge
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 77
Devanagari script
यथा प्रभातां रजनीं कल्पित: स्याद् रथो मम | तथा कार्य त्वया कृष्ण कार्य हि महदुद्यतम्,“श्रीकृष्ण! आप ऐसा प्रबन्ध कर लें कि कल सबेरा होते ही मेरा रथ तैयार हो जाय; क्योंकि हमलोगोंपर महान् कार्यभार आ पड़ा है”
Transliteration
yathā prabhātāṃ rajanīṃ kalpitaḥ syād ratho mama | tathā kārya tvayā kṛṣṇa kārya hi mahad udyatam ||
Translation
Sanjaya said: “O Kṛṣṇa, make such arrangements that, as soon as the night has passed and dawn arrives, my chariot will be ready. A great and urgent task has fallen upon us.”
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
प्रभाताम्dawn (as having come)
प्रभाताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभाता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
रजनीम्night
रजनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरजनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कल्पितःprepared/arranged
कल्पितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकल्पित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्may be / should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
रथःchariot
रथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ममof me / my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
तथाso / thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कार्यम्the task (to be done)
कार्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
कृष्णO Krishna
कृष्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कार्यःto be done / necessary
कार्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकार्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उद्यतम्undertaken / set in motion / impending
उद्यतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्यत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KṛṣṇaC
chariotN
nightD
dawnVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes