Shloka 35

गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

अस्मांस्तु वा पराजित्य प्रशाधि पृथिवीमिमाम्‌ । अथवा निहतोअस्माभिभर्भूमौ स्वप्स्यसि भारत,“भरतनन्दन! हम सब लोगोंको परास्त करके इस पृथ्वीका शासन करो अथवा हमारे हाथों मारे जाकर सदाके लिये रणभूमिमें सो जाओ

Transliteration

asmāṁs tu vā parājitya praśādhi pṛthivīm imām | athavā nihato 'smābhir bhūmau svapsyasi bhārata ||

Translation

ହେ ଭାରତବଂଶଜ! ଆମ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ପରାଜିତ କରି ଏହି ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ଶାସନ କର; ନଚେତ୍ ଆମ ହାତରେ ନିହତ ହୋଇ ରଣଭୂମିରେ ସଦାକାଳ ପାଇଁ ଶୋଇ ରହିବୁ।

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• पराजित्य: having defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: पराजि (पर + जि)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• प्रशाधि: rule/govern
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + शास्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाम्: this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/otherwise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• निहतः: slain/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

• भूमौ: on the ground/on the earth
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• स्वप्स्यसि: you will sleep/lie
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (a Kuru descendant, addressed)
• Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)
• Bhūmi (the battlefield ground)