Shloka 23

Adhyāya 22: Śālva’s Weapon-Shower, Dāruka’s Wounding, and the Māyā-Report of Vasudeva’s Father

Devanagari script

सर्वे: पराक्रमैर्वीर वध्य: शत्रुरमित्रहन्‌ | न शत्रुरवमन्तव्यो दुर्बलोडपि बलीयसा,शत्रुहन्ता वीरवर! आपको सारा पराक्रम लगाकर इस शत्रुका वध कर डालना चाहिये। कोई कितना ही बलवान क्‍यों न हो, उसे अपने दुर्बल शत्रुकी भी अवहेलना नहीं करनी चाहिये

Transliteration

vāyudeva uvāca |

sarvaiḥ parākramair vīra vadhyaḥ śatrur amitrahan |

na śatrur avamantavyo durbalo 'pi balīyasā ||

Translation

Vāyudeva said: “O hero, slayer of foes—this enemy must be brought down by exerting every measure of valor. However strong one may be, one should never treat an enemy with contempt, even if that enemy appears weak.”

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of you/they)
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पराक्रमैः: by/with (your) valor, exploits
• पराक्रमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वध्यः: to be slain, slayable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रुः: the enemy
• शत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमित्रहन्: O slayer of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्रहन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• शत्रुः: an enemy
• शत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवमन्तव्यः: to be despised/neglected (i.e., should not be)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवमन्तव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्बलः: weak
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्बल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even, although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• बलीयसा: by a stronger (one)
• बलीयसा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• शत्रु (enemy)