Shloka 33
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
Devanagari script
यस्तं द्वेष्टि स मां द्वेष्टि यस्तं चानु स मामनु
Transliteration
yastaṁ dveṣṭi sa māṁ dveṣṭi yastaṁ cānu sa māmanu
Translation
ଯେ ତାହାକୁ ଦ୍ୱେଷ କରେ, ସେ ମୋତେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱେଷ କରେ; ଯେ ତାହାକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରେ, ସେ ମୋତେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅନୁସରଣ କରେ।
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्वेष्टिhates
द्वेष्टि:
TypeVerb
Rootद्विष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
द्वेष्टिhates
द्वेष्टि:
TypeVerb
Rootद्विष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनुafter; following
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
अनुafter; following
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the ethical weight of allegiance: hatred or support directed at a principal figure extends to his associates and cause, implying that one’s choices in conflict create shared responsibility and shared opposition.
Sañjaya reports a declaration of alignment in the war context: the speaker identifies himself with another central person, stating that opponents of that person are also his opponents, and followers of that person are also his followers.