Shloka 42
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
Devanagari script
पक्ष्मसम्पातजे काले नकुलेन विनाकृता । न लभामि धृतिं वीर साद्य जीवामि पश्य माम्
Translation
«Oh, héroe: antes, si me veía privada de Nakula siquiera el tiempo que tarda en caer un parpadeo, perdía la entereza; y ahora, aun tras tantos días sin verlo, sigo con vida. Mira: ¡cuán dura e implacable me he vuelto!»
Word by Word
पक्ष्मसम्पातजेin the time arising from the fall of the eyelids (i.e., in a blink)
पक्ष्मसम्पातजे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्ष्म-सम्पात-ज
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कालेin (that) time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नकुलेनby/with Nakula
नकुलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनकुल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
विनाwithout
विना:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविना
कृताmade/placed (being)
कृता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
लभामिI obtain
लभामि:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
धृतिम्steadfastness, composure
धृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वीरO hero
वीर:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सI (she), that (woman)
स:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
जीवामिI live, I survive
जीवामि:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
पश्यsee!
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपश्
FormImperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes