Shloka 13
Ulūka’s Provocative Envoy-Speech in the Pāṇḍava Camp
Ulūka-dūta-vākya
Devanagari script
स्थिरो भूत्वा महाप्राज्ञ सर्वलोकक्षयोदयम् | यथाभूतं महायुद्धे श्रुव्वा चैकमना भव,महामते! इस महायुद्धमें सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके विनाशको सूचित करनेवाला जो-जो वृत्तान्त जैसे-जैसे घटित हुआ है, वह सब स्थिर होकर सुनिये और सुनकर एकचित्त बने रहिये (व्याकुल न होइये)
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | sthiro bhūtvā mahāprājña sarvalokakṣayodayam | yathābhūtaṃ mahāyuddhe śrutvā caikamano bhava, mahāmate ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O greatly wise one, be steady. Hear with a single, undistracted mind the true account of what has occurred in this great war—events that signal the rise of destruction for all worlds. Do not be shaken as you listen.”
Word by Word
स्थिरःsteady, composed
स्थिरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite
महाप्राज्ञO very wise one
महाप्राज्ञ:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वलोकक्षयोदयम्the rise/occurrence of the destruction of all worlds/peoples
सर्वलोकक्षयोदयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वलोकक्षयोदय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यथाभूतम्as it actually happened
यथाभूतम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथाभूत
महायुद्धेin the great war
महायुद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहायुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एकमनाःsingle-minded, attentive
एकमनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकमनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवbe (become)
भव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
महामतेO great-minded one
महामते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहामति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
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SañjayaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes