Shloka 7

उत्तरोपदेशः

Uttara’s Fear and Arjuna’s Martial Reassertion

Devanagari script

तमन्वशासच्छत्रुघ्नो रथे तिष्तन्‌ धनंजय: । अवरोपय वृक्षाग्राद धनूंष्येतानि मा चिरम्‌

Transliteration

tam anvāśāsac chatrughno rathe tiṣṭhan dhanañjayaḥ | avaropaya vṛkṣāgrād dhanūṃṣy etāni mā ciram ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Standing upon the chariot, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) instructed Chatru-ghna, “Quickly bring down these bows from the top of the tree—do not delay.”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वशासत्: instructed/commanded
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-शास्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शत्रुघ्नः: Śatrughna (enemy-slayer)
• शत्रुघ्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथे: in/on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तिष्ठन्: standing
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवरोपय: cause to bring down / take down
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-रुह्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• वृक्षाग्रात्: from the top of the tree
• वृक्षाग्रात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्षाग्र
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• धनूंषि: bows
• धनूंषि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• एतानि: these
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• चिरम्: for long / long time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Chatru-ghna
• chariot
• tree-top
• bows