Shloka 45

Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply

Devanagari script

पुरा युद्धात्‌ साधु मन्ये पाण्डवै: सह संगतम्‌ | यद्‌ वाक्यमर्जुनेनोक्त संजयेन निवेदितम्‌

Transliteration

purā yuddhāt sādhu manye pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṅgatam | yad vākyam arjunenoktaṃ sañjayena niveditam

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Even before the war, I consider it a good and fitting thing that there was an encounter with the Pāṇḍavas—since the words spoken by Arjuna were conveyed by Sañjaya.”

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• युद्धात्: from the war
• युद्धात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• साधु: well; rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु

• मन्ये: I think; I consider
• मन्ये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Atmanepada

• पाण्डवैः: with/by the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• संगतम्: meeting; association; coming together
• संगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संगत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: which; that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: word; statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुनेन: by Arjuna
• अर्जुनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उक्तम्: said; spoken
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), वच्

• संजयेन: by Sanjaya
• संजयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• निवेदितम्: reported; communicated
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवेदित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), विद् (वेदयति/निवेदयति)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Arjuna
• Sañjaya
• yuddha (war)