Mahabharata 1.94.10 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 94, Shloka 10
Śāṃtanu’s Ideal Rule; Devavrata’s Return; The Satyavatī Marriage Condition and Bhīṣma’s Vow (आदि पर्व, अध्याय ९४)
Devanagari script
अष्टक उवाच न चेदेकैकशो राजल्लोकान् नः प्रतिनन्दसि । सर्वे प्रदाय भवते गन्तारो नरकं वयम्
Translation
Аштка сказал: «О царь! Если ты не принимаешь с радостью по одному те миры, что каждый из нас тебе дарует, то мы все отдадим тебе наши миры заслуги целиком, а сами готовы пойти в ад (в мир людей)».
Word by Word
अष्टकःAshtaka
अष्टकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअष्टक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
एकैकशःone by one
एकैकशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकैकशस्
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
लोकान्worlds (heavenly abodes)
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नःof us / our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
प्रतिनन्दसिyou accept gladly / welcome
प्रतिनन्दसि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-नन्द्
FormPresent, Second, Singular
सर्वेall (of us)
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रदायhaving given
प्रदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-दा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Active
भवतेto you
भवते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
गन्तारःgoers / those who will go
गन्तारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगन्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नरकम्hell
नरकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनरक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Plural
Speaker
अष्टक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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