Shloka 7
Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ
Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly
Devanagari script
यद्यनेन हतो बाल्ये शकुनिश्ित्रमत्र किम् । तौ वाश्ववृषभौ भीष्म यौ न युद्धविशारदौ
Translation
भीष्म! यदि इसने बाल्यावस्था में किसी पक्षी को मार डाला, अथवा युद्ध-कौशल से सर्वथा अनभिज्ञ केशी नामक अश्व और अरिष्ट नामक वृषभ को मार गिराया—तो इसमें क्या आश्चर्य है?
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अनेनby this (one)
अनेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
हतःkilled
हतः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formpast passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular
बाल्येin childhood
बाल्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबाल्य
Formneuter, locative, singular
शकुनिःa bird
शकुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशकुनि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इत्रम्here/this (uncertain reading)
इत्रम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootइत्र
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अत्रhere
अत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
तौthose two
तौ:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative/accusative, dual
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अश्ववृषभौthe horse and the bull
अश्ववृषभौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व + वृषभ
Formmasculine, nominative/accusative, dual
भीष्मO Bhishma
भीष्म:
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
यौwho (the two who)
यौ:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative/accusative, dual
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
युद्धविशारदौskilled in warfare
युद्धविशारदौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्ध + विशारद
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
Speaker
शिशुपाल उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes