Shloka 42

Devanagari script

समानो हासि भीष्मेण द्रोणद्रौणिकृपेण च । सव्यसाचिनमायान्तं निवारय महारणे,“तुम भीष्म, द्रोण, अश्वत्थामा तथा कृपाचार्यके समान पराक्रमी हो, अतः इस महासमरमें आक्रमण करते हुए सव्यसाची अर्जुनको रोको

Transliteration

samāno hāsi bhīṣmeṇa droṇadrauṇikṛpeṇa ca | savyasācinam āyāntaṁ nivāraya mahāraṇe ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “You are equal in prowess to Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā), and Kṛpa. Therefore, in this great battle, restrain Savyasācī Arjuna as he advances to attack.”

Word by Word

• समानः: equal (in valor)
• समानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हासि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीष्मेण: with Bhishma / to Bhishma's measure
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रोण: with Drona
• द्रोण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रौणि: with Droni (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणि: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृपेण: with Kripa
• कृपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सव्यसाचिनम्: Savyasacin (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आयान्तम्: coming, advancing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: या (to go) + आ-
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निवारय: ward off, restrain, stop
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (to choose/cover) with नि- + आ- (निवारयति)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महा-रणे: in the great battle
• महा-रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna (Savyasācī)
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Mahāraṇa (great battle; Kurukṣetra context)