Shloka 27
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition
Devanagari script
वध्य: सर्प इवानार्य: सर्वलोकस्य दुर्मति: । जह्ोनं त्वममित्रघ्न मा राजन् विचिकित्सिथा:,खोटी बुद्धिवाला दुराचारी दुर्योधन दुष्ट सर्पकी भाँति सब लोगोंके लिये वध्य है। शत्रुओंका नाश करनेवाले महाराज! आप दुविधामें न पड़ें, इस दुष्टको अवश्य मार डालें
Translation
“Duryodhana—base and of wicked mind—is like a venomous serpent to all the world, fit to be slain. O King, destroyer of foes, do not hesitate; surely strike down this evil one.”
Word by Word
वध्यःto be slain, killable
वध्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्पःsnake
सर्पः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अनार्यःignoble, uncivilized
अनार्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनार्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वलोकस्यof all the people/world
सर्वलोकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वलोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दुर्मतिःevil-minded one
दुर्मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जहिslay!
जहि:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
एनम्this one, him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
अमित्रघ्नO slayer of foes
अमित्रघ्न:
TypeNoun
Rootअमित्रघ्न
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विचिकित्सिथाःhesitate, be in doubt
विचिकित्सिथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + चि + कित्स्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes