Shloka 52
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
वनमेव गमिष्यामि वसानो मृगचर्मणी । न हि मे निर्जनस्यास्ति जीवितेडद्य स्पृहा विभो,प्रभो! मैं तो दो मृगछाला धारण करके वनमें ही चला जाऊँगा, जब मेरे स्वजन ही नहीं रहे, तब मुझे भी इस जीवनको सुरक्षित रखनेकी इच्छा नहीं है
Transliteration
vanam eva gamiṣyāmi vasāno mṛgacarmaṇī | na hi me nirjanasya asti jīvite ’dya spṛhā vibho ||
Translation
Duryodhana said: “I will go to the forest alone, wearing deerskins. For now that I am bereft of my own people, I have no desire to cling to life.”
Word by Word
वनम्to the forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
गमिष्यामिI shall go
गमिष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
वसानःwearing
वसानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (वास)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मृगचर्मणीin/with two deer-skins
मृगचर्मणी:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमृगचर्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Dual
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
निर्जनस्यof one who is alone/without people
निर्जनस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्जन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अस्तिthere is
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Laṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
जीवितेin life / for living
जीविते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
स्पृहाdesire/longing
स्पृहा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्पृहा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विभोO mighty one
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)व
वन (forest)म
मृगचर्म (deerskin)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes