Shloka 13
Chapter 40: Śiva in Kirāta Disguise Tests Arjuna
Mūka-vadha and the Contest
Devanagari script
युध्येयं येन भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च कृपेण च । सूतपुत्रेण च रणे नित्यं कटुकभाषिणा,उस अस्त्रको पाकर मैं भीष्म, द्रोण, कृपाचार्य तथा सदा कटु भाषण करनेवाले सूतपुत्र कर्णके साथ भी युद्धमें लड़ सकूँ
Transliteration
yudhyeyaṁ yena bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca | sūtaputreṇa ca raṇe nityaṁ kaṭukabhāṣiṇā ||
Translation
Arjuna said: “Grant me that power by which, even on the battlefield, I may fight against Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa—and also against Karṇa, the charioteer’s son, who is ever harsh of speech.”
Word by Word
युध्येयम्I should fight / may I fight
युध्येयम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootयुध् (धातु)
FormVidhi-linga (Optative), Uttama, Eka, Parasmaipada
येनby/with whom
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPum/Napu (contextual), Trtiya, Eka
भीष्मेणwith Bhishma
भीष्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPum, Trtiya, Eka
द्रोणेनwith Drona
द्रोणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPum, Trtiya, Eka
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कृपेणwith Kripa
कृपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPum, Trtiya, Eka
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सूतपुत्रेणwith the charioteer’s son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPum, Trtiya, Eka
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPum, Saptami, Eka
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
कटुकभाषिणाwith (one) speaking harshly
कटुकभाषिणा:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकटुकभाषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPum, Trtiya, Eka
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaB
BhīṣmaD
DroṇaK
Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)K
Karṇa (Sūtaputra)B
battlefield (raṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes