Shloka 19
Devanagari script
युधिष्ठिरो5हं नृपते नमस्ते जाह्नवीसुत । शृणोषि चेन्महाबाहो ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते
Translation
Wahai putra Jāhnavī (Gangga), wahai raja, wahai berlengan perkasa! Aku Yudhisthira; hamba bersujud memberi hormat. Jika engkau mendengar ucapanku, katakanlah—apa yang harus kulakukan untuk melayanimu?
Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
नृपतेO king
नृपते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
जाह्नवी-सुतO son of Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
जाह्नवी-सुत:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजाह्नवीसुत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शृणोषिyou hear
शृणोषि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (me)
ब्रूहि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
करवाणिshould I do
करवाणि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
तेfor you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, 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