Shloka 11

भीष्मकृतः पाण्डवपक्ष-महारथ-प्रशंसा

Bhishma’s appraisal of Pandava-aligned chariot-warriors

Devanagari script

पितामह यथेष्ट॑ मां वाकृशरैरुपकृन्तसि । अनागसं सदा द्वेषादेवमेव पदे पदे,'पितामह! यद्यपि मैंने तुम्हारा कोई अपराध नहीं किया है, तो भी सदा मुझसे द्वेष रखनेके कारण तुम इसी प्रकार पग-पगपर मुझे अपने वाग्बाणोंद्वारा इच्छानुसार चोट पहुँचाते रहते हो

Transliteration

pitāmaha yatheṣṭaṁ māṁ vāk-śaraiḥ upakṛntasi | anāgasaṁ sadā dveṣād evam eva pade pade ||

Translation

ପିତାମହ! ତୁମେ ଇଚ୍ଛାମତେ ବାକ୍ୟବାଣରେ ମୋତେ କାଟୁଛ। ମୁଁ ନିର୍ଦୋଷ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ସଦା ଦ୍ୱେଷରୁ ପଦେ ପଦେ ଏଭଳି ମୋତେ ଆଘାତ କରୁଛ।

Word by Word

• पितामह: O grandsire
• पितामह: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा-इष्टम्: as you wish; at will
• यथा-इष्टम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथेष्ट (यथा + इष्ट)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्-शरैः: with speech-arrows (verbal darts)
• वाक्-शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्शर (वाक् + शर)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपकृन्तसि: you cut/wound; you strike
• उपकृन्तसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपकृन्त् (उप + कृन्त्)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनागसम्: blameless; guiltless
• अनागसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• द्वेषात्: from hatred; out of hatred
• द्वेषात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• एवम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पदे: at a step; in a place
• पदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पदे: at every step (repeated)
• पदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Pitāmaha (addressed elder)