Shloka 70
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
Devanagari script
यदि वै वक्ष्यसि मृषा प्रह्लादाथ न वक्ष्यसि । शतधा ते शिरो वज्री वज्नेण प्रहरिष्पति,'प्रह्नाद! यदि तुम इस प्रश्नके उत्तरमें झूठ बोलोगे अथवा मौन रह जाओगे तो वज्रधारी इन्द्र अपने वज्द्वारा तुम्हारे सिरके सैकड़ों टुकड़े कर देगा”
Transliteration
yadi vai vakṣyasi mṛṣā prahlādātha na vakṣyasi | śatadhā te śiro vajrī vajreṇa prahariṣyati ||
Translation
«¡Prahlāda! Si respondes con mentira —o si te niegas a responder y guardas silencio— Indra, el portador del vajra, te herirá con su rayo y hará tu cabeza pedazos, en cien fragmentos».
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
वक्ष्यसिyou will say
वक्ष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormLṛṭ (simple future), Parasmaipada, 2, singular
मृषाfalsely, a lie
मृषा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमृषा
प्रह्लादO Prahlāda
प्रह्लाद:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रह्लाद
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
अथor/then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वक्ष्यसिyou will say (i.e., you will answer/speak)
वक्ष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormLṛṭ (simple future), Parasmaipada, 2, singular
शतधाinto a hundred parts
शतधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतधा
तेof you/your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
शिरःhead
शिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
वज्री:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवज्रिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
प्रहरिष्यतिwill strike/smite
प्रहरिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हृ (प्रहरति)
FormLṛṭ (simple future), Parasmaipada, 3, singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraP
PrahlādaI
Indra (Vajrī)V
Vajra (thunderbolt)Sandhi Notes