Shloka 39

Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ सुभीम॑ भीमानामृषभेण त्वया धृतम्‌ | चक्रमप्रतिचक्रेण भुवि नान्योडभिपद्यते

Translation

«Ce disque est d’une effroyable puissance, et toi, tu es le plus éminent des héros redoutables. Aucun de tes adversaires ne possède un disque pareil : c’est toi qui le portes. Sur cette terre, nul second homme ne peut le soulever.»

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सुभीमम्: very terrible
• सुभीमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभीम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भीमानाम्: of the terrible (ones)
• भीमानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ऋषभेण: by the bull/chief (best one)
• ऋषभेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• धृतम्: held/borne
• धृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चक्रम्: discus/wheel
• चक्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अप्रतिचक्रेण: with an unrivalled (no-counter) discus
• अप्रतिचक्रेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रतिचक्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्: up (prefix-like particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्

• अभिपद्यते: attains/undertakes (is able to take up)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पद्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

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