Shloka 4

Account of Kāmākṣā (Bhavānī) at Āhicchatrā

Devanagari script

परमायोधने कांत स्मर्तव्याहं न जातुचित् । सत्यां मयि तव स्वांते युद्धे विजयसंशयः

Transliteration

paramāyodhane kāṃta smartavyāhaṃ na jātucit | satyāṃ mayi tava svāṃte yuddhe vijayasaṃśayaḥ

Translation

အို ချစ်သူ၊ အပြင်းထန်ဆုံးသော စစ်ပွဲတွင်ပင် ကျွန်မကို မည်သည့်အခါမျှ မမေ့ပါနှင့်။ ကျွန်မသည် အရှင်၏ ကိုယ်ပိုင်နှလုံးသားအတွင်း အမှန်တကယ် တည်ရှိနေပါက စစ်တွင် အောင်မြင်မှုအပေါ် သံသယမရှိတော့ပါ။

Word by Word

• परमायोधने: in the greatest battle
• परमायोधने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आयोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमम् आयोधनम्)

• कान्त: O beloved
• कान्त: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मर्तव्या: to be remembered
• स्मर्तव्या: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य (तव्यत्-प्रत्यय; gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (अहम्)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• जातुचित्: ever
• जातुचित्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (ever/at any time)

• सत्याम्: when (I am) present / being there
• सत्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (कृदन्त; अस्-धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• मयि: in me / when I (am)
• मयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्वान्ते: in (your) heart/mind
• स्वान्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विजयसंशयः: doubt about victory
• विजयसंशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विजयस्य संशयः)

Speaker

Unspecified (a beloved/consort addressing ‘kānta’ in a dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: परमायोधने → परम-आयोधने; स्मर्तव्याहं → स्मर्तव्या अहम्; सत्यां मयि → सत्याम् मयि (सति-सप्तमी)

FAQs

What spiritual practice is emphasized in this verse?

It emphasizes smaraṇa—constant remembrance of the beloved/divine, especially during intense trials.

What does “within your own heart” (svānte) imply here?

It suggests inner presence: victory is assured when one’s mind and heart remain firmly anchored in the beloved/divine.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse offer?

In moments of conflict or stress, steadiness comes from unwavering inner focus; doubt and fear lessen when remembrance is maintained.