Shloka 36
कर्णेन व्यूहविधानम् — Karṇa’s Battle Formation and the Pāṇḍava Counter-Plan
Adhyāya 31
Devanagari script
न चापि कामान् कौरव्य निधाय हृदये पुमान् । अस्मद्विध: प्रवर्तेत मा मां त्वमभिशड्भशकिथा:,कौरव्य! मेरे-जैसा पुरुष अपने मनमें कुछ कामनाएँ रखकर युद्धमें प्रवृत्त नहीं होता। अतः तुम मुझपर संदेह न करो
Transliteration
na cāpi kāmān kauravya nidhāya hṛdaye pumān | asmadvidhaḥ pravarteta mā māṁ tvam abhiśaṅkithāḥ kauravya ||
Translation
A man like me does not enter into action—least of all into battle—after planting personal desires in his heart. Therefore, O Kauravya, do not suspect me.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कामान्desires
कामान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कौरव्यO Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)
कौरव्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
निधायhaving placed/kept
निधाय:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-धा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
हृदयेin (the) heart
हृदये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पुमान्a man
पुमान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मद्विधःone like me
अस्मद्विधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मद्-विध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रवर्तेतwould engage/proceed
प्रवर्तेत:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√वृत्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
FormProhibitive particle (with optative)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
अभिशङ्किथाःshould suspect/doubt
अभिशङ्किथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-शङ्क्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Atmanepada, 2nd, Singular
कौरव्यO Kauravya
कौरव्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
शल्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚalyaK
Kauravya (Duryodhana)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes