Shloka 2

Adhyāya 41 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Gurv-anumati and Strategic Counsel (युधिष्ठिरस्य गुर्वनुमतिः)

Devanagari script

इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागता:3 | सर्गेडपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च

Transliteration

idaṁ jñānam upāśritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥ | sarge 'pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti ca ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “Relying upon this knowledge, those who have attained a state akin to Mine are not born again even at the time of creation, nor are they distressed at the time of dissolution.”

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपाश्रित्य: having resorted to / relying on
• उपाश्रित्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as indeclinable gerund)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• साधर्म्यम्: similarity of nature / sameness of dharma
• साधर्म्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधर्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आगताः: having attained / having come to
• आगताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्गे: in creation
• सर्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उपजायन्ते: are born / arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-जा
• Form: Lat (present), Atmanepada, Third, Plural

• प्रलये: in dissolution
• प्रलये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• व्यथन्ति: are distressed / suffer
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यथ्
• Form: Lat (present), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna