Shloka 39

Devanagari script

स तु शोकसमाविष्टो विमुख: पुत्रवत्सल:

Transliteration

sa tu śokasamāviṣṭo vimukhaḥ putravatsalaḥ

Translation

But he, overwhelmed by grief and turning away in anguish, was deeply tender and attached to his son—his paternal affection eclipsing his composure amid the harsh demands of war.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शोकसमाविष्टः: overwhelmed/possessed by grief
• शोकसमाविष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोक-समाविष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमुखः: turned away; averse; downcast
• विमुखः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रवत्सलः: affectionate toward his son; loving his son
• पुत्रवत्सलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रवत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच