Shloka 53
Chapter 6: Dāruka’s Report; Arjuna Witnesses Dvārakā’s Desolation (दारुकवृत्तान्तः—अर्जुनस्य द्वारकादर्शनम्)
Devanagari script
तान् दृष्टवा नेह पश्यामि जीवाम्यर्जुन दुर्मर: | वसुदेव बोले--अर्जुन! जिन वीरोंने सैकड़ों दैत्यों तथा राजाओंपर विजय पायी थी उन्हें आज यहाँ मैं नहीं देख पा रहा हूँ तो भी मेरे प्राण नहीं निकलते। जान पड़ता है, मेरे लिये मृत्यु दुर्लभ है
Transliteration
tān dṛṣṭvā neha paśyāmi jīvāmy arjuna durmaraḥ |
Translation
Vasudeva said: “Seeing this, I do not behold them here. Yet I still live, O Arjuna—hard to kill. Those heroes who had conquered hundreds of Daityas and kings are not to be seen today, and still my life does not depart. It seems death is difficult to attain for me.”
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
पश्यामिI see
पश्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
जीवामिI live / I remain alive
जीवामि:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
अर्जुनO Arjuna
अर्जुन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दुर्मरःhard to die / death is difficult (for me)
दुर्मरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्मर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वसुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VasudevaA
ArjunaD
DaityasK
kingsVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes