Shloka 14
Daṇḍa-svarūpa-nirūpaṇa
The Nature, Forms, and Function of Daṇḍa
Devanagari script
न जह्ाच्च तनुत्राणं रक्षेदात्मानमात्मना | चारभूमिष्वभिगतान् पाशांश्व परिवर्जयेत्,अपने कवचको कभी न उतारे। स्वयं ही शरीरकी रक्षा करे। घूमने-फिरनेके स्थानोंपर शत्रुओंद्वारा जो जाल बिछाये गये हों, उनका निवारण करे
Transliteration
na jahyāc ca tanutrāṇaṁ rakṣed ātmānam ātmanā | cārabhūmiṣv abhigatān pāśāṁś ca parivarjayet |
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “One should never cast off one’s protective armour; by one’s own vigilance one must safeguard oneself. And in places of movement and passage—roads, crossings, and roaming grounds—one should detect and avoid the snares and traps laid by enemies.”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जह्यात्should abandon
जह्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootहा (जहाति)
FormVidhi-linga, optative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तनुत्राणम्body-armor, protective covering
तनुत्राणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनुत्राण
Formneuter, accusative, singular
रक्षेत्should protect
रक्षेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormVidhi-linga, optative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
आत्मानम्oneself
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
आत्मनाby oneself
आत्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
चारभूमिषुin places of movement/roaming (routes, grounds)
चारभूमिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचारभूमि
Formfeminine, locative, plural
अभिगतान्reached/encountered
अभिगतान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-गम् (गत)
Formक्त (past passive participle), masculine, accusative, plural
पाशान्snares, nooses, traps
पाशान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाश
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
परिवर्जयेत्should avoid/remove
परिवर्जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-वृज्
FormVidhi-linga, optative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaA
armour (tanutrāṇa)S
snares/traps (pāśa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes