Shloka 11
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
Devanagari script
शल्योग्रधन्वानमहं वरिष्ठ तरस्विनं भीममसहांवीर्यम् । सत्यप्रतिज्ञं युधि पाण्डवेयं धनंजयं मृत्युमुखं नयिष्ये,'शल्य! आज मैं युद्धमें भयंकर धनुष धारण करनेवाले सर्वश्रेष्ठ, वेगवान, भयंकर, असहापराक्रमी और सत्यप्रतिज्ञ पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनको मौतके मुखमें भेज दूँगा
Translation
“O Śalya, today in battle I shall send Dhanañjaya Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu—supreme among warriors, swift, bearing a dreadful bow, of irresistible prowess, and true to his vow—into the very mouth of death.”
Word by Word
शल्यO Shalya
शल्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootशल्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
उग्रधन्वानम्fierce-bow-bearing
उग्रधन्वानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्रधन्वन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
वरिष्ठम्the best, most excellent
वरिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तरस्विनम्swift, impetuous
तरस्विनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतरस्विन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भीमम्terrible, formidable
भीमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
असहावीर्यम्of unbearable prowess
असहावीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअसहावीर्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सत्यप्रतिज्ञम्true to his vow
सत्यप्रतिज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यप्रतिज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
पाण्डवेयम्the son of Pandu (Pandava)
पाण्डवेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डवेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धनंजयम्Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मृत्युमुखम्the mouth of death (death’s jaws)
मृत्युमुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्युमुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नयिष्येI shall lead / send
नयिष्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनी
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes