Shloka 6
सभा पर्व, अध्याय ३७ — युधिष्ठिरस्य भीष्मोपदेशः
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Consultation and Bhīṣma’s Counsel in the Assembly
Devanagari script
अथ वा मन्यसे कृष्णं स्थविरं कुरुपुड्रव । वसुदेवे स्थिते वृद्धे कथमर्हति तत्सुत:,कुरुपुंगव! अथवा यदि तुम श्रीकृष्णको बड़ा-बूढ़ा समझते हो तो इसके पिता वृद्ध वसुदेवजीके रहते हुए उनका यह पुत्र कैसे पूजाका पात्र हो सकता है?
Transliteration
atha vā manyase kṛṣṇaṃ sthaviraṃ kuru-puṅgava | vasudeve sthite vṛddhe katham arhati tat-sutaḥ ||
Translation
ହେ କୁରୁପୁଙ୍ଗବ, ଯଦି ତୁମେ କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ବୋଲି ମାନ, ତେବେ ତାଙ୍କ ବୃଦ୍ଧ ପିତା ବସୁଦେବ ଜୀବିତ ଓ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିବାବେଳେ ସେ ପୁତ୍ର କିପରି ପୂଜାର୍ହ ହେବ?
Word by Word
अथthen / now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
मन्यसेyou think / consider
मन्यसे:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent (Lat), 2, Singular, Ātmanepada
कृष्णम्Krishna
कृष्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
स्थविरम्old / aged
स्थविरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थविर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुरुपुङ्गवO bull among the Kurus (best of Kurus)
कुरुपुङ्गव:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुपुङ्गव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वसुदेवेin/while Vasudeva (is present)
वसुदेवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवसुदेव
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्थितेbeing present / standing
स्थिते:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (स्थित)
FormPast Passive Participle, Masculine, Locative, Singular
वृद्धेold / elder
वृद्धे:
TypeAdjective
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
अर्हतिis worthy / deserves
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent (Lat), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्of him / his
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सुतःson
सुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
शिशुपाल उवाच
Characters & Entities
श
शिशुपाल (Śiśupāla)क
कृष्ण (Kṛṣṇa)व
वसुदेव (Vasudeva)क
कुरु (Kuru lineage; addressed as kuru-puṅgava)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes