Shloka 64
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
Devanagari script
अस्त्राणि वा शरीरं वा वरयैतन्मयोद्यतम् | वृणीष्व किं प्रयच्छामि तुभ्यं द्रोण वदाशु तत्,अतः तुम अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका ज्ञान अथवा यह शरीर माँग लो। इसे देनेके लिये मैं सदा प्रस्तुत हूँ। द्रोण! बोलो, मैं तुम्हें क्या दूँ? शीघ्र उसे कहो
Transliteration
astrāṇi vā śarīraṃ vā varayaitanmayo dyatam | vṛṇīṣva kiṃ prayacchāmi tubhyaṃ droṇa vadāśu tat ||
Translation
രാമൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “അസ്ത്രവിദ്യയെയോ ഈ ശരീരത്തെയോ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക—നിനക്കായി അത് നൽകാൻ ഞാൻ സന്നദ്ധനാണ്. ഹേ ദ്രോണാ! ഞാൻ നിനക്കു എന്ത് നൽകണം? ഉടൻ പറയുക।”
Word by Word
{'astrāṇi''missile-weapons
{'astrāṇi':
also the esoteric knowledge/mantras governing their use', 'śarīram''body
also the esoteric knowledge/mantras governing their use', 'śarīram':
one’s own person/life', 'vā''or', 'varaya': 'choose
one’s own person/life', 'vā':
select (imperative)', 'etat''this', 'mayā': 'by me
select (imperative)', 'etat':
from me', 'udyatam''raised/ready
from me', 'udyatam':
prepared for action or offering', 'vṛṇīṣva''choose for yourself (imperative)', 'kim': 'what', 'prayacchāmi': 'I give
prepared for action or offering', 'vṛṇīṣva':
I grant', 'tubhyam''to you', 'droṇa': 'Droṇa (vocative)', 'vada': 'say
I grant', 'tubhyam':
tell', 'āśu''quickly
tell', 'āśu':
at once', 'tat''that (i.e., your choice/request)'}
at once', 'tat':
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