Shloka 13

Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)

Devanagari script

मानवा ये निराहारा देहं त्यक्ष्यन्त्यतन्द्रिता: । युधि वा निहता: सम्यगपि तिर्यग्गता नूप

Transliteration

mānavā ye nirāhārā dehaṃ tyakṣyanty atandritāḥ | yudhi vā nihatāḥ samyag api tiryaggatā nūpa ||

Translation

Oh rey, aquellos hombres que, permaneciendo vigilantes, abandonan el cuerpo en ayuno, o los que caen debidamente en batalla—aunque renazcan entre especies inferiores—no deben ser despreciados en su destino.

Word by Word

• मानवाः: men, humans
• मानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निराहाराः: without food, fasting
• निराहाराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्यक्ष्यन्ति: will abandon, will give up
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अतन्द्रिताः: unwearied, vigilant
• अतन्द्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• निहताः: slain, killed
• निहताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• सम्यक्: properly, rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तिर्यक्-गताः: gone to an animal state (born as animals)
• तिर्यक्-गताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिर्यग्गत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उप: near; (as preverb) up-/towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• राम (Rāma)
• नृप (king; addressee)