Shloka 56
Daṇḍa as the Foundation of Social Order (दण्डप्रतिष्ठा)
Devanagari script
अवध्य: सर्वभूतानामन्तरात्मा न संशय: । अवध्ये चात्मनि कथं वध्यो भवति कस्यचित्,समस्त प्राणियोंका अन्तरात्मा अवध्य है, इसमें संशय नहीं है। जब आत्माका वध हो ही नहीं सकता तब वह किसीका वध्य कैसे होगा?
Transliteration
avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānām antarātmā na saṁśayaḥ | avadhye cātmani kathaṁ vadhyo bhavati kasyacit ||
Translation
Arjuna said: “The inner Self dwelling in all beings is not subject to killing—of this there is no doubt. And if the Self is indeed inviolable, how could it ever become ‘killable’ in relation to anyone?”
Word by Word
अवध्यःnot to be slain, inviolable
अवध्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअवध्य (वध्य < √वध्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings
सर्वभूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत (सर्व + भूत)
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
अन्तरात्माthe inner Self
अन्तरात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अवध्येin/with regard to (one that is) unslayable
अवध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअवध्य (वध्य < √वध्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आत्मनिin the Self
आत्मनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
वध्यःslayable, fit to be slain
वध्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्य (√वध्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कस्यचित्of anyone, of someone (at all)
कस्यचित्:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootकस्यचित् (क + चित्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaA
antarātmā (the inner Self/Ātman)S
sarvabhūta (all beings)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes