Mahabharata 1.140.36 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 140, Shloka 36
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
Devanagari script
जम्बुक उवाच शृणु मे त्वं महाबाहो यद् वाक््यं मूषिको<ब्रवीत् | धिग् बल॑ मृगराजस्य मयाद्यायं मृगो हतः
Translation
Le chacal dit : «Écoute-moi, ô aux bras puissants, quant aux paroles que la souris a prononcées (à ton sujet). Elle disait : “Honni soit la force du roi des bêtes, le tigre ! Aujourd’hui, c’est moi qui ai tué ce gibier.”»
Word by Word
जम्बुकःthe jackal (Jambuka)
जम्बुकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजम्बुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाक्यम्speech, statement
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मूषिकःthe mouse
मूषिकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूषिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
धिक्shame on! fie!
धिक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootधिक्
बलम्strength
बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मृगराजस्यof the king of beasts
मृगराजस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमृगराज
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृगःdeer/animal
मृगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हतःkilled, slain
हतः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive/resultative
Speaker
जम्बुक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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