Shloka 2
Saṃjaya’s Warning to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Accountability, Alliance-Shift, and the Pāṇḍava Strategic Edge
Devanagari script
इदं तु नाभिजानामि तव धीरस्य नित्यश: । यत् पुत्रवशमागच्छेस्तत्त्वज्ञ: सव्यसाचिन:
Translation
“Mas não consigo compreender, a teu respeito—tu que és tido como sempre sensato e firme—por que te deixas cair sob o domínio de teus filhos, mesmo conhecendo bem a força e o valor de Arjuna, o Savyasācī.”
Word by Word
idamthis (thing)
idam:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootidam
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
tubut/however
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
abhijānāmiI know/understand
abhijānāmi:
TypeVerb
Rootabhijñā
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
tavaof you/your
tava:
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Form—, Genitive, Singular
dhīrasyaof the steadfast/wise one
dhīrasya:
TypeAdjective
Rootdhīra
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
nityaśaḥalways/constantly
nityaśaḥ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnityaśas
yatthat/which (fact)
yat:
TypePronoun
Rootyad
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
putra-vaśamsubjection to (one’s) sons
putra-vaśam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootputra + vaśa
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
āgaccheḥyou would come/submit
āgaccheḥ:
TypeVerb
Rootāgam
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
tattva-jñaḥknower of reality/truth
tattva-jñaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Roottattva + jña
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
savyasācinO Savyasācin (Arjuna)
savyasācin:
TypeNoun
Rootsavyasācin
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes