Shloka 103

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration

Sañjaya’s Report

Devanagari script

खड्गः कोशाज्नि:सरति प्रसन्नो हित्वेव जीर्णामुरगस्त्वचं स्वाम्‌ । ध्वजे वाचो रौद्ररूपा भवन्ति कदा रथो योक्ष्यते ते किरीटिनू

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

khaḍgaḥ kośād niḥsarati prasanno hitveva jīrṇām uragas tvacaṃ svām |

dhvaje vāco raudrarūpā bhavanti kadā ratho yokṣyate te kirīṭin ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ଖଡ଼୍ଗଟି କୋଷରୁ ଚମକି ନିସ୍କାସିତ ହେଉଛି, ଯେପରି ସର୍ପ ନିଜ ଜୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ କେଞ୍ଚୁଳ ଛାଡ଼ି ନୂତନ ଦୀପ୍ତି ଧାରଣ କରେ। ଆଉ ମୋ ଧ୍ୱଜରୁ ରୌଦ୍ର, ଭୟଙ୍କର ଧ୍ୱନି ଉଠୁଛି—“ହେ କିରୀଟିନ (ଅର୍ଜୁନ)! ତୋର ରଥ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ପାଇଁ କେବେ ଯୋତାଯିବ?”

Word by Word

• खड्गः: sword
• खड्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कोशात्: from the scabbard
• कोशात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• निःसरति: comes out, emerges
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√सृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रसन्नः: bright/clear, gleaming
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हा
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Active

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• जीर्णाम्: worn-out, old
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उरगः: snake
• उरगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वचम्: skin (slough)
• त्वचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वाम्: his own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ध्वजे: on the banner/standard
• ध्वजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वाचः: voices, utterances
• वाचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• रौद्ररूपाः: of terrible form
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्ररूप
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• भवन्ति: become, arise
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कदा: when?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योक्ष्यते: will be yoked/harnessed
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युज्
• Form: Future (simple future), Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/impersonal sense

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Second, Dative, Singular

• किरीटिन्: O crowned one (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीटिन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Kirīṭin)
• sword (khaḍga)
• scabbard (kośa)
• serpent (uraga)
• banner/standard (dhvaja)
• chariot (ratha)