Shloka 38

गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel

Devanagari script

दुर्योधन उवाच नैतच्चित्रं महाराज यद्धी: प्राणिनमाविशेत्‌ । न च प्राणभयाद्‌ भीतो व्यपयातो5स्मि भारत,दुर्योधन बोला--महाराज! किसी भी प्राणीके मनमें भय समा जाय, यह आश्वर्यकी बात नहीं है; परंतु भरत-नन्दन! मैं प्राणोंक भयसे भागकर यहाँ नहीं आया हूँ

Transliteration

duryodhana uvāca naitac citraṃ mahārāja yad dhīḥ prāṇinam āviśet | na ca prāṇabhayād bhīto vyapayāto ’smi bhārata ||

Translation

ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ କହିଲା—ମହାରାଜ! କୌଣସି ପ୍ରାଣୀର ମନରେ ଭୟ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରିଯିବା ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ; କିନ୍ତୁ ହେ ଭାରତବଂଶଜ! ପ୍ରାଣଭୟରେ ଭୀତ ହୋଇ ମୁଁ ପଛକୁ ହଟି ଏଠାକୁ ଆସିନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चित्रम्: wonderful/strange
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्: that/which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धीः: mind/intellect
• धीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राणिनम्: a living being
• प्राणिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आविशेत्: should enter/pervade
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• प्राणभयात्: from fear for life
• प्राणभयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणभय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भीतः: afraid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यपयातः: having gone away/withdrawn
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+अप+या
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past active participle (kta)

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Mahārāja (addressed king)
• Bhārata (descendant of Bharata; addressee)