Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 9

शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command

Devanagari script

प्रलब्धश्न हृषीकेशस्तच्च कर्माविचारितम्‌ । सच मे वचन ब्रह्मनू कथमेवाभिमन्यते

Translation

“I deceived Hrishikesha, and that deed was thoughtless. O Brahmin, how could he accept my words?”

Word by Word

• प्रलब्धः: deceived, cheated
• प्रलब्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रलब्ध (√लभ् + प्र, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• हृषीकेशः: Hrishikesha (Krishna)
• हृषीकेशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, action
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अविचारितम्: unconsidered, thoughtless
• अविचारितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविचारित (√चर् + वि, क्त; with neg. अ-)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मे: to me / my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Genitive/Dative, Singular

• वचनम्: word, statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नु: indeed, then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• एव: indeed, at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभिमन्यते: will accept/approve, will heed (lit. think towards)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√मन्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

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