Shloka 59
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
Devanagari script
अल्पं च बलमेतेषां कृष्ण च भृशविक्षतौ,यदि सर्वेजत्र तिष्ठामो ध्रुवं नो विजयो भवेत् | “अब तो इनके पास बहुत थोड़ी सेना शेष रह गयी है और श्रीकृष्ण तथा अर्जुन भी अत्यन्त घायल हो चुके हैं, ऐसी दशामें यदि हम सब लोग साहस करके डटे रहें तो हमारी विजय अवश्य होगी
Transliteration
alpaṃ ca balam eteṣāṃ kṛṣṇau ca bhṛśa-vikṣatau | yadi sarve yatra tiṣṭhāmo dhruvaṃ no vijayo bhavet ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Their forces are now only a little, and Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna too are grievously wounded. If all of us stand firm right here and hold our ground with resolve, our victory will surely be certain.”
Word by Word
अल्पम्little, small (amount)
अल्पम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्प
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
बलम्strength; army
बलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एतेषाम्of these (people)
एतेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भृश-विक्षतौboth severely wounded
भृश-विक्षतौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभृश + विक्षत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
सर्वेall (of us)
सर्वे:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यत्रwhere; in that place
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
तिष्ठामःwe stand; we remain
तिष्ठामः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (तिष्ठ)
FormPresent (Lat), First, Plural, Parasmaipada
ध्रुवम्certainly
ध्रुवम्:
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial accusative)
Rootध्रुव
नःof us; our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
विजयःvictory
विजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be; would happen
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KṛṣṇaA
ArjunaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes