Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 35
Kṛṣṇasya Dvārakā-praveśaḥ — Krishna’s Return to Dvārakā and the Raivataka Festival
Devanagari script
वैशम्पायन उवाच यदा स नाशकत् तस्य निश्चयं कर्तुमन्यथा । वज्रपाणिस्तदा दण्डं वज्रास्त्रेण युयोज ह
Translation
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜਦੋਂ ਵਜ੍ਰਪਾਣੀ ਇੰਦਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵੀ ਉੱਤੰਕ ਦੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਬਦਲ ਨਾ ਸਕਿਆ, ਤਦ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਡੰਡੇ ਦੇ ਅੱਗੇਲੇ ਸਿਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਜ੍ਰਾਸਤਰ ਦਾ ਸੰਯੋਗ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
Word by Word
वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अशकत्was able
अशकत्:
TypeVerb
Rootशक्
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular
तस्यof him / his
तस्य:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
निश्चयम्resolve, determination
निश्चयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कर्तुम्to make, to do
कर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormTumun (infinitive)
अन्यथाotherwise, in another way
अन्यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
वज्रपाणिःIndra (the one whose hand holds the vajra)
वज्रपाणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवज्रपाणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
दण्डम्staff, rod
दण्डम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वज्रास्त्रेणwith the vajra-weapon
वज्रास्त्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवज्रास्त्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
युयोजjoined, applied, yoked
युयोज:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
हindeed (emphatic particle)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes