Shloka 62

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 96: Sātyaki’s Line-Penetration, Encirclement, and Advance toward Arjuna

Devanagari script

अवश्यं तु मया कार्य साहां सर्वदिवौकसाम्‌ । ममेदं गात्रजं शक्र कवचं गृह भास्वरम्‌,तथापि मुझे सम्पूर्ण देवताओंकी सहायता अवश्य करनी चाहिये। अतः इन्द्र! मेरे शरीरसे उत्पन्न हुए इस तेजस्वी कवचको ग्रहण करो

Transliteration

avaśyaṃ tu mayā kāryā sahāyāḥ sarvadivaukasām | mamedaṃ gātrajaṃ śakra kavacaṃ gṛhṇa bhāsvaram ||

Translation

“Yet it is imperative that I render aid to all the gods. Therefore, O Śakra (Indra), accept this radiant armor that has arisen from my own body.”

Word by Word

• अवश्यम्: certainly, necessarily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, instrumental, singular

• कार्यम्: a deed; what must be done
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• सहायम्: help, assistance
• सहायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सर्व: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• दिवौकसाम्: of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• मम: my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: common, genitive, singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• गात्रजम्: born from (my) body
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गात्रज
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• कवचम्: armor
• कवचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• गृह्ण: take, accept
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: imperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

• भास्वरम्: shining, radiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वर
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

Speaker

शर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śarva
• Śakra (Indra)
• the gods (divaukasaḥ)
• radiant armor (kavaca)