Shloka 62
Devanagari script
यदा शूरं च भीरुं च मारयत्यन्तक: सदा | को नु मूढो न युध्येत पुरुष: क्षत्रियो ध्रुवम्,“जितने क्षत्रिय यहाँ एकत्र हुए हैं, वे सब कान खोलकर सुन लें--जब शूरवीर और कायर सभीको सदा ही मौत मार डालती है, तब ऐसा कौन मूर्ख मनुष्य है, जो क्षत्रिय कहलाकर भी निश्चितरूपसे युद्ध नहीं करेगा
Translation
When Antaka—Death—ever slays alike the brave and the fearful, who would be so foolish a man, a kṣatriya for certain, as to refuse to fight?
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
शूरम्a brave man
शूरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भीरुम्a coward
भीरुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मारयतिkills
मारयति:
TypeVerb
Rootमृ (मारयति = causative of मृ)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active
अन्तकःDeath (the ender)
अन्तकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नुindeed/then (interrogative particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
मूढःfoolish
मूढः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमूढ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
युध्येतwould fight / should fight
युध्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Middle
पुरुषःa man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षत्रियःa Kshatriya
क्षत्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ध्रुवम्certainly
ध्रुवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootध्रुव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes