Shloka 10
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति कुलहितोपदेशः | Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Duryodhana on Dynastic Welfare
Devanagari script
अभ्राता विदितः: पूर्व युद्धकाले प्रकाशित: । पाण्डवान् यदि गच्छामि किं मां क्षत्रं वदिष्यति
Translation
Before the war, none knew that I was a brother of the Pāṇḍavas. It was in the time of battle that this bond came to light. Now, if I go to the Pāṇḍavas, what will the kṣatriya world say of me?
Word by Word
अभ्राताnot (known as) a brother / brotherless (as known)
अभ्राता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-भ्रातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विदितःknown
विदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविदित (√विद्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
युद्धकालेat the time of war
युद्धकाले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध-काल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रकाशितःmade manifest, revealed
प्रकाशितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रकाशित (प्र+√काश्/√काश्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पाण्डवान्the Pandavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
गच्छामिI go
गच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
किम्what?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
क्षत्रम्the Kshatriya order / warrior society
क्षत्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वदिष्यतिwill say, will call
वदिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√वद्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes