Shloka 28

द्रोणानीकाभिमुखगमनम्

Abhimanyu advances toward Droṇa’s host

Devanagari script

यदि चैकरथेनाहं समग्रं क्षत्रमण्डलम्‌ | न करोम्यष्टधा युद्धे न भवाम्यर्जुनात्मज:

Transliteration

yadi caikarathenāhaṁ samagraṁ kṣatramaṇḍalam | na karomy aṣṭadhā yuddhe na bhavāmy arjunātmajaḥ ||

Translation

ನಾನು ಒಂದೇ ರಥದಿಂದ ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಮಂಡಲವನ್ನು ಎಂಟು ಭಾಗಗಳಾಗಿ ಚೂರುಮೂರು ಮಾಡದೆ ಹೋದರೆ, ನಾನು ಅರ್ಜುನನ ಮಗನಲ್ಲ.

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

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

• एक: with one (single)
• एक: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• रथेन: by/with a chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: nominative, singular

• समग्रं: entire, whole
• समग्रं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• क्षत्र: kshatriya power/warrior class
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: neuter

• मण्डलम्: circle, host, assemblage
• मण्डलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

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

• करोमि: I do, I make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: present, first, singular, parasmaipada

• अष्टधा: into eight parts; eightfold
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अष्टधा

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

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

• भवामि: I become; I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: present, first, singular, parasmaipada

• अर्जुन: Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: masculine

• आत्मजः: son
• आत्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhima
• Kshatriya host (kṣatramaṇḍala)
• Arjuna