Shloka 31

Brahmaśirastra-pratisaṃhāra — Retraction and redirection of the supreme weapon

Sauptika Parva, Adhyāya 15

Devanagari script

यत्तु मे भगवानाह तन्मे कार्यमनन्तरम्‌ | अयं मणिरयं चाहमीषिका तु पतिष्यति

Transliteration

yat tu me bhagavān āha tan me kāryam anantaram | ayaṃ maṇir ayaṃ cāham īṣikā tu patiṣyati |

Translation

ヴィヤーサは言った。「しかし、世尊がわたしに命じられたことは、ただちに行わねばならぬ。これが宝珠、そしてこれがこの身（服従のしるし）である。だが、神なる武器によって呪力を帯びたこの草の刃は、必ずやパーンダヴァの血統の胎内にある未生の子らに降りかかる。なぜなら、この至上の飛矢は決して外れぬからだ。主よ、いったん放たれたこの武器を、わたしは引き戻すことができない。」

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative/Genitive, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (ब्रू/वच्-अर्थे), परस्मैपदी
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मे: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• कार्यम्: duty / what is to be done
• कार्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (कृ + यत्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately / without delay
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (adverbial use), Singular

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मणिः: jewel
• मणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• ईषिका: reed/arrow-like blade (a stalk)
• ईषिका: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईषिका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पतिष्यति: will fall
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• maṇi (jewel)
• īṣikā (blade of grass/reed)
• divyāstra (divine weapon/missile)
• Pāṇḍavas
• garbhastha śiśu (unborn child/children)