Shloka 21
Gandhārī’s Lament for Bhūriśravas and Śakuni
Book 11, Chapter 24
Devanagari script
कि नु वक्ष्यसि संसत्सु कथासु च जनार्दन । अर्जुनस्य महत् कर्म स्वयं वा स किरीटभूत्,“जनार्दन! तुम सत्पुरुषोंकी सभाओंमें, बातचीतके प्रसंगमें अर्जुनके महान् कर्मका किस तरह वर्णन करोगे? अथवा स्वयं किरीटधारी अर्जुन ही कैसे इस जघन्य कार्यकी चर्चा करेंगे?”
Word by Word
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
नुindeed/then (interrogative particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
वक्ष्यसिyou will say/tell
वक्ष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formsimple future (luṭ), second, singular, parasmaipada
संसत्सुin assemblies/councils
संसत्सु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंसद्
Formfeminine, locative, plural
कथासुin conversations/stories
कथासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकथा
Formfeminine, locative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
जनार्दनO Janārdana (Krishna)
जनार्दन:
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootजनार्दन
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
अर्जुनस्यof Arjuna
अर्जुनस्य:
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअर्जुन
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
कर्मdeed/act
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
किरीट-भूतःhaving become (the) diademed one; wearing a crown
किरीट-भूतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective (past participial sense)
Rootकिरीटभूत
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes