Shloka 6

Devanagari script

स्थाणुरुवाच हन्तव्या: शत्रव: सर्वे युष्माकमिति मे मति: । न त्वेक उत्सहे हन्तुं बलस्था हि सुरद्विष:,भगवान्‌ शिवने कहा--देवताओ! मेरा ऐसा विचार है कि तुम्हारे सभी शत्रुओंका वध किया जाय, परंतु मैं अकेला ही उन सबको नहीं मार सकता; क्योंकि वे देवद्रोही दैत्य बड़े बलवान हैं

Translation

Sthāṇu (Śiva) said: “O gods, it is my judgment that all your enemies should be slain. Yet I alone cannot bring myself to kill them all, for those asuras who hate the gods are exceedingly strong.”

Word by Word

स्थाणुःSthāṇu (Śiva)

उवाचsaid

हन्तव्याःto be slain / should be slain

शत्रवःenemies

सर्वेall

युष्माकम्of you (pl.)

इतिthus (quotative)

मेmy

मतिःopinion / thought

नnot

तुbut

एकःalone / one (person)

उत्सहेI am able / I dare

हन्तुम्to slay

बलस्थाःstanding in strength / strong

हिindeed / for

सुरद्विषःhaters of the gods (god-enemies)

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes