Shloka 14

Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)

Devanagari script

भवद्धयां पुरुषाग्र्या भ्यां स्थिताभ्यां विजये मम । नदुर्लभं कुरुश्रेष्ठ देवराज्यमपि ध्रुवम्‌

Transliteration

bhavadbhyāṃ puruṣāgryābhyāṃ sthitābhyāṃ vijaye mama | na durlabhaṃ kuruśreṣṭha devarājyam api dhruvam ||

Translation

ହେ କୁରୁଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଆପଣ ଦୁଇଜଣ—ପୁରୁଷାଗ୍ର୍ୟ—ମୋ ବିଜୟ ପାଇଁ ଏଠାରେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ଥିଲେ, ତେବେ ଦେବରାଜ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ମୋ ପାଇଁ ଦୁର୍ଲଭ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

• भवद्भ्याम्: by you two
• भवद्भ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• पुरुषाग्र्याभ्याम्: by the two foremost of men
• पुरुषाग्र्याभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुषाग्र्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• स्थिताभ्याम्: standing (present here), by the two who are stationed
• स्थिताभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Participle/Adjective
• Root: स्था
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual, क्त (past passive participle)

• विजये: for (my) victory
• विजये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

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

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Kurus
• Type: Noun (vocative title)
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देवराज्यम्: the kingdom of the gods
• देवराज्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• ध्रुवम्: certainly / surely
• Type: Adjective/Adverbial
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Kuru lineage (addressed as Kuruśreṣṭha)
• Devas (gods)
• Devarājya (sovereignty of the gods)