Shloka 14
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
अम्बरीष उवाच कानि यज्ञे हवींष्यस्मिन् किमाज्यं का च दक्षिणा । ऋषच्विजजश्षात्र के प्रोक्तास्तन्मे ब्रूहि शतक्रतो
Translation
અંબરીષે પૂછ્યું—હે શતક્રતો! આ રણયજ્ઞમાં કયું હવિષ્ય છે? કયું આજ્ય છે? કઈ દક્ષિણા છે? અને અહીં કયા કયા ઋત્વિજ કહ્યા છે? મને કહો.
Word by Word
अम्बरीषःAmbarisha
अम्बरीषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बरीष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कानिwhich (things)?
कानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
यज्ञेin the sacrifice
यज्ञे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हवींषिoblations
हवींषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
आज्यम्ghee (clarified butter)
आज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआज्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
काwhich (female/what)?
का:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दक्षिणाsacrificial fee/gift
दक्षिणा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ऋषयःsages
ऋषयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ऋत्विजःpriests (ritviks)
ऋत्विजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शास्त्राःscriptural rules/texts
शास्त्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
केwhich (ones)?
के:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रोक्ताःdeclared/taught
प्रोक्ताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-वच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular, First
ब्रूहिtell (you)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
शतक्रतोO Shatakratu (Indra, 'of a hundred rites')
शतक्रतो:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootशतक्रतु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अम्बरीष उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes