Shloka 33
Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma
Devanagari script
देवतानां यथा स्कनन््द: सेनानी: प्रभुरव्यय: । तथा भवानिमां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्री बिभर्तु वै,'जैसे अविनाशी भगवान् स्कन्द देवताओंकी सेनाका संचालन करते हैं, उसी प्रकार तुम भी धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंकी सेनाको अपनी अध्यक्षतामें ले लो
Translation
Sañjaya said: “As the imperishable lord Skanda commands the armies of the gods, so too should you take under your leadership and uphold this army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons.”
Word by Word
देवतानाम्of the gods (deities)
देवतानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
स्कन्दःSkanda
स्कन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सेनानीःcommander (of the army)
सेनानीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसेनानी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभुःlord, master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अव्ययःimperishable
अव्ययः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सेनाम्army
सेनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसेना
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
धार्तराष्ट्रीम्belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (i.e., of the Dhārtarāṣṭras)
धार्तराष्ट्रीम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootधार्तराष्ट्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
बिभर्तुlet (him/you) bear, sustain, command
बिभर्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
FormImperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
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