Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 20
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
साथ्विमौ मातुल युद्धे क्षत्रधर्मपुरस्कृती
Translation
Dengan menempatkan dharma ksatria di hadapan, biarlah Nakula dan Sahadeva—yang layak dihormati dan teguh pada ikrar—bertarung dengan paman pihak ibu mereka, Śalya, di medan laga demi diriku. Lalu entah Śalya membunuhku dalam pertempuran, atau aku akan menewaskannya. Semoga sejahtera bagi kalian.
Word by Word
साथुwell; indeed
साथु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
इमौthese two
इमौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
मातुलौmaternal uncles
मातुलौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
क्षत्रधर्मपुरस्कृतीhaving kshatriya-duty in front; guided by warrior-duty
क्षत्रधर्मपुरस्कृती:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षत्रधर्म-पुरस्कृतिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes