Shloka 17
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
जलस्थं तं महाराज तव पुत्र महाबलम् | अभ्यभाषत कौन्तेय: प्रहसन्निव भारत,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! भरतनन्दन! भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर उत्तम एवं कठोर व्रतका पालन करनेवाले पाण्डुकुमार कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठिरने जलमें स्थित हुए आपके महाबली पुत्रसे हँसते हुए-से कहा--
Translation
Sañjaya said: O great king, your mighty son was standing in the water; then Kuntī’s son addressed him, as if smiling, O scion of Bharata.
Word by Word
जलस्थम्standing in water
जलस्थम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजलस्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तवyour
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महाबलम्mighty/very strong
महाबलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभ्यभाषतspoke to/addressed
अभ्यभाषत:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-भाष्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कौन्तेयःKunti's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
कौन्तेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रहसन्laughing
प्रहसन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Śatṛ (present active participle)
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
भारतO Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
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