Shloka 29

Adhyāya 8: Saṃprahāra-varṇana and Bhīma–Kṣemadhūrti Dvipa-Yuddha

Combat Description and Elephant Duel

Devanagari script

ईदशैर्यद्यहं दु:ःखैर्न विनश्यामि संजय

Transliteration

īdṛśair yady ahaṃ duḥkhair na vinaśyāmi saṃjaya

Translation

“Se eu não perecer, Saṃjaya, mesmo sob sofrimentos como estes…”

Word by Word

• ईदृशैः: by such (kinds of)
• ईदृशैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• दुःखैः: by sorrows, by sufferings
• दुःखैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• विनश्यामि: I perish / I am destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (वि-)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Saṃjaya