Shloka 69
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
Devanagari script
प्रार्थयेद् यदि मां कश्चिद् दण्ड्यस्ते स पुमान् भवेत् | वध्यश्न तेडसकृन्मन्द इति मे वब्रतमाहितम्,“यदि कोई पुरुष मुझे प्राप्त करना चाहे तो वह आपके द्वारा दण्डनीय हो और बार-बार ऐसे अपराध करनेवाले मूढ़को आप प्राणदण्ड भी दें, यही मेरा निश्चित व्रत है
Word by Word
प्रार्थयेत्should request/seek
प्रार्थयेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रार्थय् (प्र+अर्थ्)
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormCommon, Accusative, Singular
कश्चित्someone/anyone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दण्ड्यःpunishable
दण्ड्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदण्ड्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेby you
ते:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormCommon, Instrumental, Singular
सःthat/he
सः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुमान्man
पुमान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुम्स्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be/should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
वध्यःto be slain/deserving death
वध्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेनby him/thereby
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
सकृत्once
सकृत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकृत्
मन्दःfoolish/dull-witted
मन्दः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मेmy/of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormCommon, Genitive, Singular
व्रतम्vow
व्रतम्:
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आहितम्fixed/established
आहितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-धा
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
बृहदश्चव 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