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Shloka 9

Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement

अन्यत्र तस्मात्‌ तव मृत्युकाला- दब्राद्माणे ब्रह्म न हि ध्रुवं स्यात्‌ । तदद्य पर्याप्तमतीव चास्त्र- मस्मिन्‌ संग्रामे तुमुलेडतीव भीमे,“तेरी मृत्युके समयको छोड़कर अन्य अवसरोंपर ही यह अस्त्र तेरे काम आ सकता है; क्योंकि ब्राह्मणेतर मनुष्यमें यह ब्रह्मास्त्र सदा स्थिर नहीं रह सकता।” वह अस्त्र आज इस अत्यन्त भयंकर तुमुल संग्राममें पर्याप्त काम दे सकता है

sañjaya uvāca |

anyatra tasmāt tava mṛtyu-kālād abrāhmaṇe brahma na hi dhruvaṁ syāt |

tad adya paryāptam atīva cāstram asmin saṅgrāme tumule ’tīva bhīme ||

Sañjaya said: “Except at the time appointed for your death, this weapon may serve you on other occasions; for in one who is not a brāhmaṇa, the Brahmāstra does not remain firmly established. Yet today, in this exceedingly dreadful and tumultuous battle, that weapon can prove more than sufficient.”

अन्यत्रelsewhere; at another time
अन्यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र
FormAvyaya (locative sense: 'elsewhere/otherwise')
तस्मात्from that; than that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
तवof you; your
तव:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मृत्यु-कालात्from the time of death
मृत्यु-कालात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु-काल
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अब्राह्मणेin a non-Brahmin
अब्राह्मणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअ-ब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahma-weapon (brahma-astra); sacred power
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormNegation
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
FormParticle (emphasis/causal)
ध्रुवम्fixed; stable; certain
ध्रुवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
स्यात्would be; may be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
तत्that (weapon/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
FormAvyaya (time)
पर्याप्तम्sufficient; adequate
पर्याप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्याप्त
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अतीवexceedingly; very
अतीव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतीव
FormAvyaya (intensifier)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormConjunction
अस्त्रम्weapon; missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
संग्रामेin the battle
संग्रामे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्राम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुमुलेin the tumultuous (battle)
तुमुले:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootतुमुल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अतीवexceedingly
अतीव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतीव
FormAvyaya (intensifier)
भीमेin the terrible (battle)
भीमे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Brahmāstra