Shloka 38

Bhagadattā’s Deployment Against Ghaṭotkaca; Elephant-Corps Escalation

Devanagari script

भवांश्व॒ मध्यस्थतया नित्यमस्मानुपेक्षते । सो<हं कुपथमारूढ: पश्य दैवमिदं मम,“आप मध्यस्थ बने रहनेके कारण सदा हम-लोगोंकी उपेक्षा करते हैं। मैं बड़े बुरे मार्गपर चढ़ आया। मेरे इस दुर्भाग्यको देखिये"

Transliteration

bhavān śva madhyasthatayā nityam asmān upekṣate | so 'haṃ kupatham ārūḍhaḥ paśya daivam idaṃ mama ||

Translation

‘ଆପଣ ସଦା ମଧ୍ୟସ୍ଥ ରହି ଆମକୁ ଅବହେଳା କରନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ କୁପଥରେ ଚଢ଼ିଗଲି—ମୋର ଏହି ଦୈବବିପର୍ୟୟକୁ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ।’

Word by Word

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मध्यस्थतया: by neutrality / by being impartial
• मध्यस्थतया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यस्थता
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उपेक्षते: disregards / neglects
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-ईक्ष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• सः: therefore / so
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुपथम्: a bad path / wrong course
• कुपथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुपथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आरूढः: having mounted / having taken (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पश्य: see / behold
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दैवम्: fate / destiny
• दैवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya