Shloka 11
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
Devanagari script
एकप्राणावुभौ कृष्णावन्योन्यमभिसंश्रितौ । पुरा यच्छुतमेवासीदद्य पश्यामि तत् प्रभो
Transliteration
ekaprāṇāv ubhau kṛṣṇāv anyonyam abhisaṁśritau | purā yac chrutam evāsīd adya paśyāmi tat prabho ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Both the Kṛṣṇas—bound together as if sharing a single life-breath—stand mutually dependent and closely supported by one another. What I had formerly only heard about, O lord, I now behold with my own eyes.”
Word by Word
एकप्राणौhaving one life-breath (as one), of one soul
एकप्राणौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकप्राण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
कृष्णौthe two Krishnas (Krishna and Arjuna)
कृष्णौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
अन्योन्यम्each other / one another
अन्योन्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअन्योन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभिसंश्रितौhaving resorted to / clinging to / depending on
अभिसंश्रितौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-सम्-श्रि
Formक्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Dual
पुराformerly, earlier
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
यत्which, what
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
श्रुतम्heard
श्रुतम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
पश्यामिI see
पश्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent (लट्), 1st, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by prabho)K
Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)K
Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes