Shloka 3

Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa

Resolve for the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

यस्यातपत्रच्छायापि स्वका भानोस्तथा प्रभा । खेदायैवाभिमानित्वात्‌ सहेत्‌ सैवं कथं गिर:

Transliteration

yasyātapatracchāyāpi svakā bhānostathā prabhā | khedāyaivābhimānitvāt sahet saivaṁ kathaṁ giraḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Dia yang bahkan bayang-bayang payung kerajaannya sendiri seterang cahaya sang surya—namun karena kesombongan menjadikan kemegahan itu sumber derita—bagaimana mungkin sanggup menahan kata-kata seperti ini?”

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आतपत्रच्छाया: the shade of an umbrella
• आतपत्रच्छाया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतपत्र-छाया
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• स्वका: one's own
• स्वका: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भानोः: of the sun
• भानोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तथा: so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• प्रभा: splendour, radiance
• प्रभा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• खेदाय: for distress/annoyance
• खेदाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेद
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभिमानित्वात्: because of pride
• अभिमानित्वात्: Hetu
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमानित्व
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सहेत्: should endure/tolerate
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स: he
• स: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• गिरः: words, speech
• गिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sun (Bhānu)
• Royal parasol (ātapatra)