Shloka 13

Sātyaki’s Call for Intervention and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Vow-Bound Restraint (सात्यकिवाक्यं—धर्मराजस्य धैर्यनिश्चयः)

Devanagari script

न विद्यते जाम्बवतीसुतस्य रणे विषदह्ां हि रणोत्कटस्य । एतेन बालेन हि शम्बरस्य दैत्यस्य सैन्यं सहसा प्रणुन्नम्‌,जाम्बवतीनन्दन साम्ब रणभूमिमें बड़े प्रचण्ड पराक्रमशाली बन जाते हैं। उस समय इनके लिये कुछ भी असहा नहीं है। इन्होंने बाल्यावस्थामें ही सहसा शम्बरासुरकी सेनाको नष्ट-भ्रष्ट कर दिया था

Transliteration

na vidyate jāmbavatī-sutasya raṇe viṣādaḥ hi raṇotkaṭasya | etena bālena hi śambarasya daityasya sainyaṃ sahasā praṇunnam ||

Translation

Baladeva said: “For the son of Jāmbavatī—fierce in the press of battle—there is no room for despondency in war. Indeed, even while still a boy, he swiftly shattered the army of the demon Śambara.”

Word by Word

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

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, 3, Singular

• जाम्बवती-सुतस्य: of Jāmbavatī's son (Sāmba)
• जाम्बवती-सुतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवतीसुत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विषादः: despondency / dejection
• विषादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed / for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• रण-उत्कटस्य: of the battle-fierce / exceedingly formidable in battle
• रण-उत्कटस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणोत्कट
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एतेन: by this (one)
• एतेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बालेन: by the boy / by the young one
• बालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• शम्बरस्य: of Śambara
• शम्बरस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: शम्बर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दैत्यस्य: of the demon
• दैत्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सहसा: suddenly / swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• प्रणुन्नम्: driven away / routed / destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नुद्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

बलदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Baladeva
• Jāmbavatī
• Sāmba (Jāmbavatī’s son)
• Śambara (Daitya)
• Daitya army