Shloka 38

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

जघानात्र पिता पुत्र पुत्रश्न पितरं तथा

Transliteration

jaghānātra pitā putraṁ putraś ca pitaraṁ tathā

Translation

Sañjaya said: Here, in this battle, a father struck down his son, and likewise a son struck down his father—showing how the frenzy of war overturns natural bonds and drives men to acts that violate ordinary moral feeling.

Word by Word

• जघान: slew/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (√हन्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• father
• son