Shloka 41

Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply

Devanagari script

ननु तत्रापि भीमेन पार्थेन च महात्मना । यमाभ्यामेव संगम्य गन्धर्वास्ते पराजिता:

Transliteration

nanu tatrāpi bhīmena pārthena ca mahātmanā | yamābhyāmeva saṅgamya gandharvāste parājitāḥ ||

Translation

ពិតមែន នៅទីនោះផងដែរ ពួកគន្ធર્વៈទាំងនោះត្រូវបានបរាជ័យ នៅពេលពួកគេប្រទះជាមួយភីមៈ និងបಾರ್ಥៈ (អរជុន) អ្នកមានចិត្តធំ—ដូចជាប្រទះយមៈផ្ទាល់។

Word by Word

• ननु: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ननु

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भीमेन: by Bhima
• भीमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यमाभ्याम्: by those two Yamas (like Yama)
• यमाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• संगम्य: having met/encountered
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• गन्धर्वाः: the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पराजिताः: defeated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराजित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Yama
• Gandharvas