Shloka 27
Devanagari script
अद्यैव हाहमेनांश्व ये चैनाननु भारत
Transliteration
adyaiva hāham enāṁś ca ye cainān anu bhārata
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Even today—alas!—both these men and those who follow them, O Bhārata….”
Word by Word
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
Formindeclinable (time adverb)
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formindeclinable (emphatic particle)
हाalas!
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा
Formindeclinable (interjection)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Formpronoun; gender: (common); case: nominative; number: singular
एनान्these (persons)/them
एनान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएतद्
Formpronoun; gender: masculine; case: accusative; number: plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formindeclinable (conjunction)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद्
Formrelative pronoun; gender: masculine; case: nominative; number: plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formindeclinable (conjunction)
एनान्these (persons)/them
एनान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएतद्
Formpronoun; gender: masculine; case: accusative; number: plural
अनुafter/along/following
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
Formindeclinable (preverb/adverb)
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
Formmasculine; vocative; singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaB
Bhārata (Janamejaya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line underscores how a leader’s fate and actions draw in followers as well—ethical responsibility extends beyond the principal actors to those who align themselves with them, and the resulting suffering can be immediate (“even today”).
Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating to Janamejaya (“O Bhārata”), utters a grief-filled, incomplete-sounding exclamation that points to imminent harm or downfall for “these people” and “those who follow them,” reflecting a tense moment in the Udyoga Parva’s lead-up to conflict.