Shloka 16

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

एकं वास्मान्‌ निहत्य त्वं भव राजेति वै पुनः । नूनं न राज्यभागेषा पाण्डो: कुन्त्याश्व॒ संतति:

Transliteration

ekaṃ vāsman nihaty tvaṃ bhava rājeti vai punaḥ | nūnaṃ na rājyabhāgeṣā pāṇḍoḥ kuntyāś ca santatiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Kill just one of us, and then become king again. Surely the lineage of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī is not destined to have any share in the kingdom.” The words carry the harsh ethic of battlefield politics: kingship is treated as a prize secured by eliminating rivals, while the Pāṇḍavas’ rightful claim is dismissed as though it were fated to be null.

Word by Word

• एकम्: one (person/thing)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Plural

• निहत्य: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• भव: be (become)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• नूनम्: surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम्

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• राज्यभागा: a share in the kingdom
• राज्यभागा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्यभाग
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एषा: this (she/this one)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डोः: of Pāṇḍu
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कुन्त्याः: of Kuntī
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• असंततिः: not a progeny / not a legitimate line
• असंततिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-संतति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍu
• Kuntī
• Pāṇḍavas (implied as the offspring of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī)
• rājya (kingdom)