Shloka 2536
Devanagari script
निवर्तयति युद्धार्थ मृथे देवेश्वरो यथा । देवराज इन्द्रके समान यह कौन महारथी भागे हुए कौरवोंको खड़ा करके उन्हें पुनः युद्धके लिये रणभूमिमें लौटा रहा है?
Transliteration
nivartayati yuddhārthaṃ mṛdhe deveśvaro yathā | devarāja indrake samānaḥ kaḥ sa mahārathī bhāge huye kauravān khāḍā karke tān punaḥ yuddhāya raṇabhūmau laṭā rahā hai?
Translation
ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜਿਵੇਂ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਜੰਗ ਦੀ ਧਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਮੋੜ ਦੇਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਦੇਵਰਾਜ ਇੰਦਰ ਸਮਾਨ ਉਹ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਮਹਾਰਥੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਭੱਜਦੇ ਕੌਰਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕ ਕੇ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਡਟਾ ਕੇ ਖੜਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਲੜਾਈ ਲਈ ਰਣਭੂਮੀ ਵੱਲ ਵਾਪਸ ਧੱਕ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ?
Word by Word
निवर्तयतिturns back / causes to return
निवर्तयति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनिवर्तय् (√वृत् caus.)
Formलट् (present), 3, singular, परस्मैपद
युद्धार्थम्for the purpose of battle
युद्धार्थम्:
Prayojana (Karma/उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्धार्थ (युद्ध + अर्थ)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
मृधेin the fight / in battle
मृधे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमृध्
Formfeminine, locative, singular
देवेश्वरःthe lord of the gods
देवेश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेश्वर (देव + ईश्वर)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
यथाas / like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
देवराजःthe king of the gods
देवराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवराज (देव + राजन्)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इन्द्रकेin/with Indra (locative used for comparison in the given mixed text)
इन्द्रके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
Formmasculine, locative, singular
समानequal / comparable
समान:
Karta (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमान
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महारथीgreat chariot-warrior
महारथी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भागेin flight (Hindi usage; not classical Sanskrit form for 'fled')
भागे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (from √भज्/भाग = share; here used as 'fled' in Hindi)
Formmasculine, locative, singular
हुएhaving become (Hindi auxiliary)
हुए:
Karta (qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (past participle; Hindi 'हुए')
Formक्त (PPP), masculine, nominative, plural
कौरवान्the Kauravas
कौरवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
खड़ाstanding / made to stand (Hindi)
खड़ा:
Karma (result state)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थ (Hindi 'खड़ा' = standing)
Formक्त (PPP-equivalent in Hindi usage), masculine, accusative, singular
कृत्वाhaving done / having made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), active
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
युद्धायfor battle
युद्धाय:
Sampradana/Prayojana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
Formneuter, dative, singular
रणभूमौon the battlefield
रणभूमौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरणभूमि (रण + भूमि)
Formfeminine, locative, singular
लौटयतिreturns (them) / makes (them) go back (Hindi)
लौटयति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootलुट्/लौट् (Hindi verb 'लौटना')
Formpresent (Hindi), 3, singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraI
IndraK
KauravasR
raṇabhūmi (battlefield)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes