Shloka 4
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
Devanagari script
तं॑ सीदमानं जग्राह भीम: कृष्णेन चोदित: । मैवमित्यब्रवीच्चैनं कृष्ण: परबलार्दन:
Translation
അവൻ ക്ഷീണിച്ച് വീഴുന്നതു കണ്ടു, കൃഷ്ണന്റെ പ്രേരണയാൽ ഭീമൻ അവനെ പിടിച്ചു താങ്ങി. പിന്നെ പരബലാർദനനായ കൃഷ്ണൻ അവനോട്—“രാജാവേ! ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യരുത്” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सीदमानम्sinking/faltering
सीदमानम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (सीद्)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
जग्राहseized/took hold of
जग्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णेनby Krishna
कृष्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चोदितःurged/impelled
चोदितः:
TypeVerb
Rootचुद्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
एवम्thus/like this
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एनम्him (this person)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (एन्/एन)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परबलार्दनःdestroyer of the enemy's forces
परबलार्दनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर-बल-अर्दन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes