Shloka 52
Devanagari script
स त्वं कुरु महाबाहो कर्म युक्तमिहात्मन: । मातुलानां 4 तेजसोअस्त्रबलस्य च
Transliteration
sa tvaṁ kuru mahābāho karma yuktam ihātmanaḥ | mātulānāṁ tejaso 'strabalasya ca ||
Translation
ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਹੇ ਮਹਾਬਾਹੋ, ਇੱਥੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਧਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਜੋ ਕਰਮ ਯੋਗ ਹੈ, ਉਹੀ ਕਰ—ਜੋ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਾਮਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਤੇਜ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ-ਬਲ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਸਾਜ਼ੇ।
Word by Word
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुरुdo; perform
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कर्मdeed; action
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
युक्तम्proper; fitting; appropriate
युक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इहhere; in this matter
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
आत्मनःof yourself
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मातुलानाम्of the maternal uncles
मातुलानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमातुल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तेजसःof splendor; of prowess
तेजसः:
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अस्त्रबलस्यof the strength of weapons; of weapon-power
अस्त्रबलस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्रबल
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Vāyudeva (speaker)M
mahābāhu (addressed hero, unnamed in this verse)M
mātula (maternal uncles, collective reference)A
astra (weapons, as a category)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Act in a way that is yuktam—ethically and situationally appropriate—so that one’s conduct aligns with svadharma (one’s rightful role) and upholds the honour and prowess associated with one’s lineage.
Vāyudeva addresses a warrior-hero, urging him to take decisive, proper action in the present conflict, invoking the reputation and martial strength of the hero’s maternal uncles as a standard to live up to.