Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यच्चापि ते भयं तीव्र न च कीर्तयसे क्वचित्‌ । तच्चाप्यपहरिष्यामि धनंजय इतो गते

Transliteration

yaccāpi te bhayaṃ tīvraṃ na ca kīrtayase kvacit | taccāpyapahariṣyāmi dhanaṃjaya ito gate

Translation

നിനക്കുള്ള ആ അതിതീവ്ര ഭയം—നീ എവിടെയും പറയാത്തത്—ധനഞ്ജയൻ ഇവിടെ നിന്ന് പോയശേഷം ഞാനും ആ ഭയം നീക്കിക്കളയും.

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

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

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तीव्रम्: intense
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

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

• कीर्तयसे: you mention/declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित्

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

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

• अपहरिष्यामि: I will remove/take away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-हृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• इतस्: from here/hence
• इतस्: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस्

• गते: when (you) have gone
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Participle
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a ruler’s or protector’s responsibility to address unspoken distress: even fears that a person cannot bring themselves to articulate should be recognized and removed through timely support and right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya speaks to someone who harbors a severe, unexpressed fear. He promises that once Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) has left, he will also dispel that fear—indicating a plan to resolve the cause of anxiety after Arjuna’s departure.