Shloka 14
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 73 — Kr̥ṣṇa’s Appraisal of Bhīma’s Altered Temper and Reaffirmation of Martial Resolve
Devanagari script
अजबिन्दु: सुवीराणां सुराष्ट्राणां रुषर्द्धिक: । अर्कजश्न बलीहानां चीनानां धौतमूलक:
Translation
“Entre os Suvīra surgiu Ajabindu; entre os Surāṣṭra, Ruṣarddhika; entre os Balīha, Arkaja; entre os Cīna, Dhauta-mūlaka—”
Word by Word
अजबिन्दुःAjabindu (a proper name)
अजबिन्दुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअजबिन्दु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुवीराणाम्of the Suvīras
सुवीराणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुवीर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सुराष्ट्राणाम्of the Surāṣṭras
सुराष्ट्राणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
रुषर्द्धिकःRuṣarddhika (a proper name)
रुषर्द्धिकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरुषर्द्धिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अर्कजःArkaja (a proper name; lit. 'born of Arka/the Sun')
अर्कजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्कज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलीहानाम्of the Balīhas
बलीहानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबलीह
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चीनानाम्of the Cīnas (Chinese people/land)
चीनानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचीन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
धौतमूलकःDhautamūlaka (a proper name)
धौतमूलकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधौतमूलक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीम उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes