Shloka 8
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
Devanagari script
भीमसेन उवाच त्वमेव जानीहि महानुभाव राज्ञ: प्रवृत्ति भरतर्षभस्य । अहं हि यद्यर्जुन याम्यमित्रा वदन्ति मां भीत इति प्रवीरा:,भीमसेनने कहा--महानुभाव! तुम्हीं जाकर भरतकुलभूषण नरेशका समाचार जानो। अर्जुन! यदि मैं यहाँसे जाऊँगा तो मेरे वीर शत्रु मुझे डरपोक कहेंगे
Translation
Bhīmasena said: “You yourself, noble one, should go and learn news of the king, the bull of the Bharatas. Arjuna, if I leave from here, the valiant enemies will say that I fled in fear.”
Word by Word
भीमसेनःBhimasena
भीमसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/alone
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
जानीहिknow/ascertain
जानीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
महानुभावO great-souled one
महानुभाव:
TypeNoun
Rootमहानुभाव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
प्रवृत्तिम्activity/state/news
प्रवृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
भरतर्षभस्यof the bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतर्षभ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अर्जुनO Arjuna
अर्जुन:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यामिI go
यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
अमित्राःenemies
अमित्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वदन्तिsay
वदन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
भीतःafraid
भीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootभीत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/that
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रवीराःgreat heroes
प्रवीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीमसेन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes