Shloka 17

Devanagari script

“समरभूमिमें पापाचारी धृष्टद्युम्नको मैं कोमल और कठोर जिस किसी भी कर्मके द्वारा अवश्य मार डालूँगा ।। पज्चालानां वध कृत्वा शान्तिं लब्धास्मि कौरव | यदर्थ पुरुषव्याघ्र पुत्रानिच्छन्ति मानवा:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | samarabhūmau pāpācāriṇaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnam ahaṃ komalaiḥ kaṭhoraiś ca yair yaiḥ karmabhir avaśyaṃ mārayiṣyāmi | pāñcālānāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā śāntiṃ labdhāsmi kaurava | yadarthaṃ puruṣavyāghra putrān icchanti mānavāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “On the battlefield I will surely kill the sinful Dhṛṣṭadyumna—by whatever means, gentle or harsh, may be required. Having slain the Pāñcālas, O Kaurava, I shall attain the peace for which men, O tiger among men, long for sons.”

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालानाम्: of the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वधम्: killing, slaughter
• वधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• शान्तिम्: peace, calm
• शान्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्धास्मि: I have obtained / I am (one who has) obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: लब्धा (क्त participle, fem. nom. sg.) + अस्मि (present, 1st person sg.), Present (copular with past participle), 1st, Singular, Atmanepada (asmi is copula)

• कौरव: O Kaurava
• कौरव: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्: which, what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: purpose, aim
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• पुरुषव्याघ्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इच्छन्ति: desire, wish
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Plural

• मानवाः: men, humans
• मानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pāñcālas
• Kaurava (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)