Shloka 11
Devanagari script
साहं धर्म विजानन्ती धर्मनित्ये त्वयि स्थिते । सत्पथं कथमुत्सृज्य यास्यामि विपथं पथ:,जब आप-ेरे पतिदेव सदा धर्मपर स्थित रहते हैं, तब धर्मको जानती हुई भी मैं कैसे सन्मार्गका त्याग करके कुमार्गपर पैर रखूँगी?
Transliteration
sāhaṃ dharmaṃ vijānantī dharmanitye tvayi sthite | satpathaṃ katham utsṛjya yāsyāmi vipathaṃ pathaḥ ||
Translation
“Aku yang memahami dharma—tatkala engkau, yang sentiasa teguh dalam dharma, berdiri kukuh—bagaimanakah aku dapat meninggalkan jalan yang benar lalu melangkah ke jalan yang sesat?”
Word by Word
साshe / I (as that woman)
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormCommon, Nominative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma / righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विजानन्तीknowing / understanding
विजानन्ती:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormPresent participle (śatṛ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मनित्येin (one) ever-steadfast in dharma
धर्मनित्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मनित्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
त्वयिin you
त्वयि:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormCommon, Locative, Singular
स्थितेbeing situated / abiding
स्थिते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Locative, Singular
सत्पथम्the good path
सत्पथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्पथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
उत्सृज्यhaving abandoned / giving up
उत्सृज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-√सृज्
FormAbsolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada (usage)
यास्यामिshall I go?
यास्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormLuṭ (periphrastic future), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
विपथम्the wrong path
विपथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविपथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पथिon the path
पथि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhishma (speaker)A
a righteous addressee (tvam), implied as one steadfast in dharmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes