Shloka 81
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
Devanagari script
ब्रूहि चैव परं वीर केनार्थ: कि ददामि ते । एवंगते महाराज युद्धादन््यत् किमिच्छसि,वीर! तुम कुछ और बताओ, किस प्रकार तुम्हारा मनोरथ सिद्ध होगा? मैं तुम्हें क्या दूँ? महाराज! इस परिस्थितिमें युद्धवेिषयक सहयोगको छोड़कर तुम मुझसे और क्या चाहते हो?
Transliteration
brūhi caiva paraṃ vīra kenārthaḥ kiṃ dadāmi te | evaṃgate mahārāja yuddhād anyat kim icchasi ||
Translation
Shalya said: “Speak plainly, O hero—what is it you seek, and what shall I give you? O great king, now that matters have come to this, apart from aid in war, what else do you desire from me?”
Word by Word
ब्रूहिtell (me)
ब्रूहि:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
परम्the highest/ultimate (thing)
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
वीरO hero
वीर:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
केनby what?/with what?
केन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
अर्थःpurpose/aim
अर्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
ददामिI give
ददामि:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलट् (present), 1, singular, परस्मैपद
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formdative, singular, 2
एवम्thus/in this way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
गतेwhen it has come to this/when things are thus
गते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootगम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त (past passive participle), neuter, locative, singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
युद्धात्from/than battle
युद्धात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, ablative, singular
अन्यत्something else
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
इच्छसिyou desire
इच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), 2, singular, परस्मैपद
वीरO hero
वीर:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
शल्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
ShalyaM
Mahārāja (addressed king)V
Vīra (addressed hero)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes