Shloka 9

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha

Devanagari script

कृष्णौ चापि महेष्वासावभिवाद्य हलायुधम्‌

Transliteration

kṛṣṇau cāpi maheṣvāsāv abhivādya halāyudham

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Les deux Kṛṣṇa aussi—ces puissants archers—adressèrent leurs salutations respectueuses à Halāyudha (Balarāma). L’instant souligne l’éthique de l’épopée : honorer les aînés et les proches vénérables, même sous la pression et les fractures de la guerre.

Word by Word

• कृष्णौ: the two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)
• कृष्णौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• महेष्वासौ: the two great archers
• महेष्वासौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted / having paid respects to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

• हलायुधम्: Halāyudha (Balarāma; 'whose weapon is a plough')
• हलायुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलायुध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)
• Kṛṣṇa (Arjuna, often called Kṛṣṇa/Śyāma in epic usage)
• Halāyudha (Balarāma)