Shloka 7

Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command

Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa

Devanagari script

तेनास्मि कृतसंवाद: प्रसन्नेन सुरर्षभा: । जगतोनुग्रहार्थाय याचितो मे जगत्पति:

Transliteration

tenāsmi kṛtasaṃvādaḥ prasannena surarṣabhāḥ | jagato'nugrahārthāya yācito me jagatpatiḥ ||

Translation

Demikianlah, wahai para dewa termulia, aku telah mengadakan dialog ini dengan Tuhan yang berkenan. Demi anugerah dan kesejahteraan dunia, Sang Penguasa jagat sendiri memintaku untuk mengucapkannya.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/therefore
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular

• कृतसंवादः: one who has held a conversation
• कृतसंवादः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसन्नेन: with the gracious/pleased (one)
• प्रसन्नेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सुरर्षभाः: O best of gods (vocative sense intended)
• सुरर्षभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अनुग्रहार्थाय: for the sake of favoring (it)
• अनुग्रहार्थाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रहार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• याचितः: was requested/entreated
• याचितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• मे: by me/of me
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• जगत्पतिः: the Lord of the world
• जगत्पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Jagatpati (Lord of the world)
• Surarṣabhāḥ (best of the gods)