Shloka 11
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Disclosure, Drupada’s Counsel, and the Petition to Yakṣa Sthūṇākarṇa
Udyoga Parva 192
Devanagari script
हन्यामहं महाभाग पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् | दिवसे दिवसे कृत्वा भागं प्रागाह्लिकं मम,महाभाग! मैं प्रतिदिन पाण्डवोंकी सेनाको पहले अपने दैनिक भागमें विभक्त करके उसका वध करूँगा
Transliteration
hanyām ahaṃ mahābhāga pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm | divase divase kṛtvā bhāgaṃ prāgāhlikaṃ mama ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “O noble one, I shall strike down the army of the Pāṇḍavas. Day after day, having first set aside my own allotted daily portion (of duty and time) in the early part of the day, I will proceed to their destruction.”
Word by Word
हन्याम्may I slay / I would slay
हन्याम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
FormVidhi-linga, Potential/Optative, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormCommon, Nominative, Singular
महाभागO fortunate one / O noble one
महाभाग:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पाण्डवानाम्of the Pandavas
पाण्डवानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अनीकिनीम्army
अनीकिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनीकिनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दिवसेin a day
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
दिवसेday by day (lit. in day, in day)
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made / having done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active, Same agent as main verb
भागम्a portion / share
भागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रागाह्लिकम्morning (performed before the day’s main duties)
प्रागाह्लिकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रागाह्लिक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ममmy
मम:
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormCommon, Genitive, Singular
महाभागO fortunate one
महाभाग:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaP
PāṇḍavasP
Pāṇḍava army (anīkinī)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes