Shloka 5

Yudhiṣṭhira–Droṇa Saṃgrāma

Engagement and Countermeasures

Devanagari script

ततः कृष्णो महातेजा जानन्‌ पार्थस्य निश्चयम्‌ । कुन्तीपुत्रमिदं वाक्यमासीन: स्थितमब्रवीत्‌,तब महातेजस्वी श्रीकृष्ण पार्थके इस निश्चयकों जानकर अकेले ही आसनपर बैठ गये और खड़े हुए कुन्तीकुमारसे इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛṣṇo mahātejā jānan pārthasya niścayam | kuntīputram idaṃ vākyam āsīnaḥ sthitam abravīt ||

Translation

Then Kṛṣṇa, radiant with great splendor, discerning Pārtha’s firm resolve, sat down and addressed these words to the son of Kuntī who stood before him—

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जानन्: knowing
• जानन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थस्य: of Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निश्चयम्: determination/resolve
• निश्चयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुन्तीपुत्रम्: Kunti's son (Arjuna)
• कुन्तीपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसीनः: having sat/sitting
• आसीनः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्
• Form: Past active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थितम्: standing/placed (as read: 'स्थितम्')
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Past passive participle, Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Kuntī