Mahabharata 9.31.24 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 31, Shloka 24
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
अयुद्धमव्यवस्थानं नैष धर्म: सनातन: । अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्य रणे राजन् पलायनम्
Translation
Sanjaya berkata: “Wahai raja, tidak berperang, atau tidak teguh di medan lalu berpaling dan melarikan diri—itulah bukan dharma yang kekal. Jalan itu hanya dipegang oleh mereka yang tidak mulia; dan lari dari pertempuran tidak membawa ke syurga.”
Word by Word
अयुद्धम्non-fighting; absence of battle
अयुद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अव्यवस्थानम्instability; not standing firm (in battle)
अव्यवस्थानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअव्यवस्थान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma; righteous duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal; ancient
सनातनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनार्यजुष्टम्practised by the ignoble
अनार्यजुष्टम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनार्यजुष्ट
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अस्वर्ग्यम्not leading to heaven
अस्वर्ग्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्वर्ग्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पलायनम्flight; running away
पलायनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपलायन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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