Shloka 32

Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context

Devanagari script

तेनाप्येतन्‍्महद्‌ दिव्यं चक्रमप्रतिमं रणे । न प्रार्थितमभून्मूढ यदिदं प्रार्थितं त्वया

Transliteration

tenāpy etan mahad divyaṃ cakram apratimaṃ raṇe | na prārthitam abhūn mūḍha yad idaṃ prārthitaṃ tvayā ||

Translation

Even he never asked for that great and divine discus—matchless in battle. Foolish man, yet this is what you have asked for.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun/Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• चक्रम्: discus/wheel-weapon
• चक्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अप्रतिमम्: unmatched, incomparable
• अप्रतिमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रतिम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रार्थितम्: was asked for/requested
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (प्रार्थयति)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• अभूत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मूढ: O fool/deluded one
• Type: Noun (vocative use)/Adjective
• Root: मूढ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Pronoun
• Root: इदं
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• प्रार्थितम्: requested/asked for
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (प्रार्थयति)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Noun/Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• दिव्यं चक्रम् (divya cakra, divine discus)