Shloka 35
Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context
Devanagari script
भारताचार्यपुत्रस्त्वं मानित: सर्वयादवै: । चक्रेण रथिनां श्रेष्ठ क॑ नु तात युयुत्ससे,“तात! रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ! तुम तो भरतकुलके आचार्यके पुत्र हो। सम्पूर्ण यादवोंने तुम्हारा बड़ा सम्मान किया है। फिर बताओ तो सही, इस चक्रके द्वारा तुम किसके साथ युद्ध करना चाहते हो?”
Transliteration
bharatācārya-putras tvaṁ mānitaḥ sarva-yādavaiḥ | cakreṇa rathināṁ śreṣṭha kaṁ nu tāta yuyutsase ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “You are the son of the preceptor of the Bharata line, and you have been honored by all the Yādavas. O best of chariot-warriors, dear one—tell me: with whom do you now wish to fight, wielding this discus?”
Word by Word
भारताचार्यपुत्रःson of the Bhārata preceptor
भारताचार्यपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभारताचार्यपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
मानितःhonoured
मानितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमानित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वयादवैःby all the Yādavas
सर्वयादवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वयादव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चक्रेणwith the discus
चक्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
रथिनाम्of chariot-warriors
रथिनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
श्रेष्ठO best
श्रेष्ठ:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कःwho?
कः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नुindeed/then (interrogative particle)
नु:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
तातO dear one/son
तात:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
युयुत्ससेyou wish to fight
युयुत्ससे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaY
YādavasC
cakra (discus weapon)B
Bharata lineage (Bharatas)Ā
ācārya (preceptor of the Bharatas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes