Shloka 46

Devanagari script

अयं महास्त्रप्रहितो महाशर: शरीरदह्वच्चासुहरश्न दुर्हद: । तपो<स्ति तप्तं गुरवश्च॒ तोषिता मया यदीरष्ट सुहृदां श्रुतं तथा

Transliteration

ayaṁ mahāstraprahito mahāśaraḥ śarīradahvac cāsuharaś ca durhṛdaḥ | tapo 'sti taptaṁ guravaś ca toṣitā mayā yad īrṣṭa suhṛdāṁ śrutaṁ tathā ||

Translation

“ਇਹ ਮਹਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਮਹਾਤੀਰ ਹੈ—ਦੇਹ ਨੂੰ ਸਾੜਨ ਵਾਲਾ, ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਦੁੱਧਰਸ਼। ਪਰ ਮੈਂ ਤਪ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ, ਗੁਰੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਸੁਹਿਰਦਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸੁਣੇ ਹਿਤਵਚਨ ਵੀ ਓਹੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੱਚ ਸਾਬਤ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ।”

Word by Word

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महास्त्र-प्रहितः: discharged by a great weapon
• महास्त्र-प्रहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहित (√हि/प्र-√हि)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाशरः: a great arrow
• महाशरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरीर-दह्वत्: burning the body
• शरीर-दह्वत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह्वत् (√दह्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• असु-हरः: life-taking
• असु-हरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्हदः: hard to withstand / formidable
• दुर्हदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्हद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is / exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• तप्तम्: performed / undergone (heated)
• तप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त (√तप्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• गुरवः: teachers, elders
• गुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• तोषिताः: pleased, satisfied
• तोषिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तोषित (√तुष्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• ईरष्ट: has been invoked/uttered (uncertain reading)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरष्ट (uncertain; possibly from √ईर्/√ईड्)
• Form: Uncertain (possibly Perfect/Aorist), Third, Singular

• सुहृदाम्: of friends, well-wishers
• सुहृदाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रुतम्: what is heard / tradition / report
• श्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (√श्रु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: so, thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• mahāśara (great arrow)
• mahāstra (great weapon)