Shloka 12

अध्याय ४ — भीष्मेन कर्णोत्साहनम्

Bhīṣma’s Encouragement of Karṇa

Devanagari script

भवान्‌ पौत्रसमो<स्माकं यथा दुर्योधनस्तथा । तवापि धर्मत: सर्वे यथा तस्य वयं तथा

Transliteration

bhavān pautrasamo 'smākaṃ yathā duryodhanas tathā | tavāpi dharmataḥ sarve yathā tasya vayaṃ tathā ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「我らにとって汝は孫のごとき者、ドゥルヨーダナと同じである。ダルマの規範により、我らすべては彼に対すると同様に汝に対してもある。」

Word by Word

• भवान्: you (honored sir)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पौत्रसमः: equal to a grandson
• पौत्रसमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौत्रसम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so / likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• धर्मतः: according to dharma / by right
• धर्मतः: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धर्म

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• तस्य: of him (of that one)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: so / likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana