Shloka 2

Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच शृणु राजन्‌ यथा दृष्टौ मया कृष्णधनंजयौ । ऊचतुश्चापि यद्‌ वीरौ तत्‌ ते वक्ष्यामि भारत

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca śṛṇu rājan yathā dṛṣṭau mayā kṛṣṇadhanaṃjayau | ūcatuś cāpi yad vīrau tat te vakṣyāmi bhārata ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ୍, ଶୁଣ; ମୁଁ କୃଷ୍ଣ ଓ ଧନଞ୍ଜୟଙ୍କୁ ଯେପରି ଦେଖିଥିଲି, ସେପରି କହିବି। ହେ ଭାରତ, ସେଇ ଦୁଇ ବୀର ଯାହା କହିଥିଲେ, ତାହା ମଧ୍ୟ ତୋତେ କହିବି।

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शृणु: listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• यथा: as, how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• दृष्टौ: were seen
• दृष्टौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• कृष्ण: Krishna
• कृष्ण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनंजयौ: Dhananjaya (Arjuna) (dual form used with Krishna as a pair)
• धनंजयौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ऊचतुः: they two said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• यत्: what, that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वीरौ: the two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kṛṣṇa
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Bhārata (Bharata lineage)