Shloka 7
Bhīṣma–Śiśupāla-saṃvādaḥ
Bhishma and Shishupala’s exchange in the assembly
Devanagari script
यद्यनेन हतो बाल्ये शकुनिश्ित्रमत्र किम् । तौ वाश्ववृषभौ भीष्म यौ न युद्धविशारदौ
Translation
“Wahai Bhīṣma, jika dia membunuh ketika kecil seekor burung (Bakāsura), atau membunuh Keśī si kuda dan Ariṣṭāsura si lembu—yang langsung tidak mahir dalam seni perang—apa yang menghairankan di situ?”
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
अनेनby this (one)
अनेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
हतःkilled
हतः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formpast passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular
बाल्येin childhood
बाल्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबाल्य
Formneuter, locative, singular
शकुनिःa bird
शकुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशकुनि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इत्रम्here/this (uncertain reading)
इत्रम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootइत्र
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अत्रhere
अत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
तौthose two
तौ:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative/accusative, dual
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अश्ववृषभौthe horse and the bull
अश्ववृषभौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व + वृषभ
Formmasculine, nominative/accusative, dual
भीष्मO Bhishma
भीष्म:
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
यौwho (the two who)
यौ:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative/accusative, dual
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
युद्धविशारदौskilled in warfare
युद्धविशारदौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्ध + विशारद
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
Speaker
शिशुपाल उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes