Shloka 29
Karma-Yoga, Yajña-Cakra, and the Governance of Desire (कर्मयोग–यज्ञचक्र–कामनिग्रह)
Devanagari script
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति । वेपथुश्न शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्ष॒ जायते,अर्जुन बोले--हे कृष्ण! युद्धक्षेत्रमें डटे हुए युद्धके अभिलाषी इस स्वजनसमुदायको देखकर मेरे अंग शिथिल हुए जा रहे हैं और मुख सूखा जा रहा है तथा मेरे शरीरमें कम्प एवं रोमांच हो रहा है
Transliteration
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati | vepathuś ca śarīre me romaharṣaś ca jāyate ||
Translation
Arjuna said: “My limbs are failing me, and my mouth is drying up. My whole body trembles, and my hair stands on end.” In the face of battle against his own kin, Arjuna’s physical collapse signals a profound moral shock—his conscience recoils from the violence that duty seems to demand.
Word by Word
सीदन्तिsink down, become weak
सीदन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (सीद्)
FormLat (Present), Parasmaipada, 3, Plural
ममof me / my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
गात्राणिlimbs
गात्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगात्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
मुखम्mouth/face
मुखम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
परिशुष्यतिdries up completely
परिशुष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootशुष् (परि-शुष्)
FormLat (Present), Parasmaipada, 3, Singular
वेपथुःtrembling
वेपथुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेपथु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
शरीरेin (the) body
शरीरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
रोमहर्षःhorripilation, hair-standing-on-end
रोमहर्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरोमहर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जायतेarises, occurs
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (जाय्)
FormLat (Present), Atmanepada, 3, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaK
KrishnaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes