Shloka 36
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
Devanagari script
एष धाता विधाता च सिद्धिरत्र प्रतिष्ठिता । यमाह कृष्णो दाशार्ह: सो<स्तु नो वाहिनीपति:
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “He is the sustainer and the ordainer; success in this matter rests upon him. Therefore, whomever Kṛṣṇa, the Dāśārha, proposes—let that person be the commander of our great host.”
Word by Word
एषःthis (man/one)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धाताsupporter; sustainer
धाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विधाताordainer; creator; disposer
विधाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविधातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सिद्धिःsuccess; accomplishment
सिद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अत्रhere; in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
प्रतिष्ठिताis established; is founded
प्रतिष्ठिता:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आहsaid; spoke
आह:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दाशार्हःthe Dasharha (descendant of Dasharha)
दाशार्हः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदाशार्ह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe; that one
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्तुlet (him) be
अस्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नःof us; our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural, 1st
वाहिनीपतिःcommander/lord of the army
वाहिनीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाहिनीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिषछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes