Shloka 56
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
Devanagari script
स्कन्द उवाच सप्तमं मारुतस्कन्ध॑ पालयिष्याम्यहं प्रभो । यदन्यदपि मे कार्य देव तद् वद माचिरम्
Transliteration
Skanda uvāca: saptamaṁ māruta-skandhaṁ pālayiṣyāmy ahaṁ prabho | yad anyad api me kārya deva tad vada mā ciram ||
Translation
Skanda dijo: «Oh Señor, custodiaré debidamente la séptima división de los Maruts. Si hay también alguna otra tarea para mí, oh dios, dímela sin demora».
Word by Word
स्कन्दःSkanda
स्कन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular
सप्तमम्the seventh
सप्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्तम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मारुतस्कन्धम्the Maruta-skandha (a division/host of the Maruts)
मारुतस्कन्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमारुतस्कन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पालयिष्यामिI will protect/maintain
पालयिष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootपाल्
FormFuture (Simple Future), 1st, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अन्यत्other
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive/Dative, Singular
कार्यम्task/duty
कार्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
देवO god
देव:
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदtell/say
वद:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
चिरम्for long/long (delay)
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर
Speaker
स्कन्द उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SkandaM
MarutsVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes