Shloka 52
Devanagari script
स त्वं कुरु महाबाहो कर्म युक्तमिहात्मन: । मातुलानां 4 तेजसोअस्त्रबलस्य च
Transliteration
sa tvaṁ kuru mahābāho karma yuktam ihātmanaḥ | mātulānāṁ tejaso 'strabalasya ca ||
Translation
अतः हे महाबाहो! यहाँ अपने कर्तव्य और प्रयोजन के अनुरूप वही कर्म करो जो तुम्हारे लिए उचित है—और जो तुम्हारे मातुलों के तेज तथा अस्त्रबल की शोभा के योग्य भी हो।
Word by Word
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुरुdo; perform
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कर्मdeed; action
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
युक्तम्proper; fitting; appropriate
युक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इहhere; in this matter
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
आत्मनःof yourself
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मातुलानाम्of the maternal uncles
मातुलानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमातुल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तेजसःof splendor; of prowess
तेजसः:
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अस्त्रबलस्यof the strength of weapons; of weapon-power
अस्त्रबलस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्रबल
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Vāyudeva (speaker)M
mahābāhu (addressed hero, unnamed in this verse)M
mātula (maternal uncles, collective reference)A
astra (weapons, as a category)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Act in a way that is yuktam—ethically and situationally appropriate—so that one’s conduct aligns with svadharma (one’s rightful role) and upholds the honour and prowess associated with one’s lineage.
Vāyudeva addresses a warrior-hero, urging him to take decisive, proper action in the present conflict, invoking the reputation and martial strength of the hero’s maternal uncles as a standard to live up to.