Shloka 46

गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

अद्यापि त्वहमाशंसे त्वां विजेतुं युधिष्ठिर । भड़्क्त्वा पाज्चालपाण्डूनामुत्साहं भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठि!! मैं आज भी पांचालों और पाण्डवोंका उत्साह भंग करके तुम्हें जीतनेका हौसला रखता हूँ

Transliteration

adyāpi tv aham āśaṃse tvāṃ vijetuṃ yudhiṣṭhira | bhaktvā pāñcāla-pāṇḍūnām utsāhaṃ bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Duryodhana dijo: «Aun hoy abrigo la esperanza de derrotarte, oh Yudhiṣṭhira. Tras quebrar el ánimo y el ardor de combate de los Pāñcālas y los Pāṇḍavas, oh toro entre los Bhāratas, mantengo la resolución de conquistarte.»

Word by Word

• अद्यापि: even today / still now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि

• त्व: you
• त्व: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• आशंसे: hope / expect
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-शंस्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, First, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• विजेतुम्: to conquer / to defeat
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-जि
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhishthira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भङ्क्त्वा: having broken / having shattered
• Type: Verb
• Root: भञ्ज्
• Form: Ktvā (absolutive/gerund)

• पाञ्चालपाण्डूनाम्: of the Panchalas and the Pandus (i.e., Pandavas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल + पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• उत्साहम्: enthusiasm / spirit
• उत्साहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्साह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāñcālas
• Pāṇḍavas
• Bhāratas (Bharata lineage)