Shloka 5
Bhagadatta’s Astra and the Fall of the Prāgjyotiṣa King (भगदत्त-वधः / वैष्णवास्त्र-प्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
कि नु संशप्तकान् हन्मि स्वान् रक्षाम्यहितार्दितान् । इति मे त्वं मतं वेत्सि तत्र कि सुकृतं भवेत्,'क्या मैं संशप्तकोंका वध करूँ अथवा शत्रुओंद्वारा पीड़ित हुए अपने सैनिकोंकी रक्षा करूँ। इस प्रकार मेरा मन संकल्प-विकल्पमें पड़ा है, सो आप जानते ही हैं। बताइये, अब मेरे लिये क्या करना अच्छा होगा”
Transliteration
ki nu saṁśaptakān hanmi svān rakṣāmy ahitārditān | iti me tvaṁ mataṁ vetsi tatra ki sukṛtaṁ bhavet ||
Translation
Sanjaya said: “Should I strike down the Saṁśaptakas, or should I protect my own men who are being harried by the enemy? My mind wavers between these two resolves—you already know it. Tell me: what course would be truly right and beneficial for me now?”
Word by Word
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नुindeed/now (interrogative particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
संशप्तकान्the Saṁśaptakas
संशप्तकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंशप्तक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
हन्मिshall I kill / do I kill
हन्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्वान्my own (men)
स्वान्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रक्षामिshall I protect / do I protect
रक्षामि:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
अहितार्दितान्afflicted by enemies
अहितार्दितान्:
TypeAdjective (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally)
Rootअहित-आर्दित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
मतम्opinion/decision
मतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वेत्सिyou know
वेत्सि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्रthere/in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
किम्what
किम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सुकृतम्good/best (course); good deed
सुकृतम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसुकृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्might be / would be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Potential), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaS
SaṁśaptakasVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes