Shloka 5

भीष्म–रामयुद्धवर्णनम्

Bhīṣma’s Account of the Strategic Engagement with Rāma Jāmadagnya

Devanagari script

यदि शक्‍्यो मया जेतुं जामदग्न्य: प्रतापवान्‌ | दैवतानि प्रसन्नानि दर्शयन्तु निशां मम,यदि प्रतापी जमदग्निकुमारको जीतना मेरे लिये सम्भव हो तो प्रसन्न हुए देवगण रात्रिमें मुझे दर्शन दें

Transliteration

yadi śakyo mayā jetuṃ jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān | daivatāni prasannāni darśayantu niśāṃ mama ||

Translation

भीष्म बोले— यदि प्रतापी जामदग्न्य को जीतना मेरे लिए सम्भव हो, तो प्रसन्न हुए देवगण रात्रि में मुझे दर्शन देकर इसका संकेत दें।

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• शक्यः: possible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• जेतुम्: to conquer
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, valorous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दैवतानि: the gods, divine beings
• दैवतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• प्रसन्नानि: pleased, favorable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• दर्शयन्तु: let them show / may they show
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Lot (imperative/benedictive sense), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• निशाम्: night (vision/dream in the night)
• निशाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Daivatāni (the gods)
• Niśā (night)