Shloka 26

अध्याय ९ — दुर्योधनस्य अन्त्यावस्था, विलापः, तथा सौप्तिक-प्रतिवृत्तम्

Duryodhana’s Final Condition, Lamentation, and the Night’s Report

Devanagari script

ननु रामो<ब्रवीद्‌ राजंस्त्वां सदा यदुनन्दन: । दुर्योधनसमो नास्ति गदया इति वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

nanu rāmo 'bravīd rājan tvāṁ sadā yadunandanaḥ | duryodhanasamo nāsti gadayā iti vīryavān ||

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ರಾಜನೇ! ಪರಾಕ್ರಮಿಯಾದ ಯದುನಂದನ ಬಲರಾಮನು ಸದಾ ನಿನ್ನ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು—‘ಗದಾಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನಿಗೆ ಸಮನಿಲ್ಲ.’

Word by Word

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

• रामः: Rama (Balarama)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said; spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• यदुनन्दनः: the delight of the Yadus (Balarama)
• यदुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु-नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्योधनसमः: equal to Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनसमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्योधन-सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अस्ति: is; exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गदया: with a mace
• गदया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• इति: thus; '...'
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• वीर्यवान्: mighty; valorous
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Rama (Balarama)
• Duryodhana
• Gadā (mace)