Shloka 21

अध्याय ७१ — द्रोणव्यूहरक्षा तथा समकालीन द्वन्द्वयुद्धानि

Protection of Droṇa’s formation and parallel duels

Devanagari script

एवं विद्वान्‌ समुन्तिष्ठ प्रयतो भव मा शुच: । श्रुतस्ते सम्भवो मृत्योस्तपांस्यनुपमानि च,राजन्‌! ऐसा जानकर तुम युद्धके लिये उठो। मन और इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखो तथा शोक न करो। तुमने मृत्युकी उत्पत्ति और उसकी अनुपम तपस्याका वृत्तान्त सुन लिया है

Transliteration

evaṁ vidvān samuttiṣṭha prayato bhava mā śucaḥ | śrutas te sambhavo mṛtyos tapāṁsy anupamāni ca, rājan ||

Translation

“Knowing this, rise up for battle. Be disciplined and self-controlled, and do not grieve. O king, you have heard the account of Death’s origin and of the incomparable austerities associated with it.”

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

विद्वान्knowing, wise (one)

समुत्तिष्ठrise up, stand up (for action)

प्रयतःself-controlled, disciplined

भवbe, become

माdo not

शुचःgrieve, sorrow

श्रुतःheard

तेto you / by you (contextually: by you)

सम्भवःorigin, arising

मृत्योःof Death

तपांसिausterities, penances

अनुपमानिincomparable

चand

राजन्O king

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Rājan (the king addressed)

Mṛtyu (Death)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes