Shloka 56

Bhīma–Duryodhana Gadāyuddha Saṃkalpa

Resolve for the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

क्षत्रधर्म भृशं क्रूरं निरपेक्षं सुनिर्धणम्‌ । अन्यथा तु कथं हन्युरभिमन्युं तथा गतम्‌

Transliteration

kṣatradharma bhṛśaṃ krūraṃ nirapekṣaṃ sunirdhanam | anyathā tu kathaṃ hanyur abhimanyuṃ tathā gatam ||

Translation

युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—क्षत्रधर्म अत्यंत कठोर आहे—निरपेक्ष, विनवण्याने न ढळणारा आणि करुणाहीन. अन्यथा, अशा अवस्थेत गेलेल्या अभिमन्यूला त्यांनी कसे मारले असते?

Word by Word

• क्षत्रधर्मम्: the duty/law of the Kshatriya
• क्षत्रधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भृशम्: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• क्रूरम्: cruel
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निरपेक्षम्: regardless, without consideration
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरपेक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुनिर्धनम्: utterly impoverished/stripped (of wealth/merit); very destitute
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुनिर्धन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• हन्युः: would they kill?
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अभिमन्युम्: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• गतम्: gone; having come to such a state/position
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Abhimanyu