Shloka 23
Adhyaya 60: Self-Assertion, Daiva, and the Rhetoric of Inevitability (उद्योग पर्व)
Devanagari script
लोकसाक्षिकमेतन्मे माहात्म्यं दिक्षु विश्रुतम् । आश्चासनार्थ भवतः प्रोक्ते न श्लाघया नूप
Translation
राजन्! मेरा यह माहात्म्य सब लोगों की आँखों के समक्ष है; सम्पूर्ण दिशाओं में प्रसिद्ध है। मैंने आपके आश्वासन के लिये ही इसकी यहाँ चर्चा की है, आत्मप्रशंसा के लिये नहीं।
Word by Word
लोकसाक्षिकम्witnessed by the people / publicly evident
लोकसाक्षिकम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोकसाक्षिक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मेmy / of me
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
माहात्म्यम्greatness, glory
माहात्म्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाहात्म्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दिक्षुin the directions
दिक्षु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
विश्रुतम्well-known, renowned
विश्रुतम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्रुत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आश्वासनार्थम्for the purpose of reassurance
आश्वासनार्थम्:
Prayojana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्वासनार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भवतःof you / for you (honorific)
भवतः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
प्रोक्तेwhen (it is) spoken/said; in the speaking
प्रोक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रोक्त
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
श्लाघयाwith self-praise / by boasting
श्लाघया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्लाघा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
उपindeed / at all (as a particle, in combination)
उप:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes