Shloka 27
कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke
Devanagari script
तमामन्त्रयैकमनसं केशवो द्रौणिमब्रवीत् । अश्वत्थामन् स्थिरो भूत्वा प्रहहाशु सहस्व च
Translation
तब भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण ने एकाग्रचित्त होकर द्रोणपुत्र से कहा— “अश्वत्थामा! स्थिर हो जाओ; शीघ्र प्रहार करो और जो प्रहार तुम पर हों, उन्हें भी सहन करो।”
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आमन्त्र्यhaving addressed
आमन्त्र्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√मन्त्र्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having addressed/called
एकमनसम्with single-minded attention
एकमनसम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएकमनस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
केशवःKeshava (Krishna)
केशवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्रौणिम्Drauni (Ashvatthaman), son of Drona
द्रौणिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अश्वत्थामन्O Ashvatthaman
अश्वत्थामन्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थामन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
स्थिरःsteady/firm
स्थिरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), having become
प्रहरstrike/attack
प्रहर:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√हृ (प्रहरति)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
आशुquickly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
सहस्वendure/bear
सहस्व:
TypeVerb
Root√सह्
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes