Shloka 108

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

अजेयस्त्वं रणेडरीणामुमापतिरिव प्रभु: । एतत्‌ ते प्रथमं देव ख्यातं कर्म भविष्यति

Transliteration

ajeyas tvaṁ raṇe 'rīṇām umāpatir iva prabhuḥ | etat te prathamaṁ deva khyātaṁ karma bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “In battle you are unconquerable by your foes, sovereign like Umā’s lord (Śiva). This, O divine one, will become your first renowned deed.”

Word by Word

• अजेयः: unconquerable
• अजेयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अरीणाम्: of enemies
• अरीणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• उमापतिः: the lord of Umā (Śiva)
• उमापतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमापति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• प्रभुः: lord, master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• प्रथमम्: first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• देव: O god / O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ख्यातम्: renowned, celebrated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be / will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Umā
• Umāpati (Śiva)