Shloka 62

Devanagari script

नमोअस्तु ते ससैन्याय >यम्बकायामितौजसे । मनोवाककर्मभिददेव त्वां प्रपन्नानू भजस्व न:,'सेनासहित आप अमिततेजस्वी भगवान्‌ तयम्बकको नमस्कार है। देव! हम मन, वाणी और क्रियाद्वारा आपकी शरणमें आये हैं। आप हमें अपनाइये'

Transliteration

namo 'stu te sa-sainyāya tryambakāyāmitaujase | manovākkarmabhir deva tvāṁ prapannānu bhajasva naḥ ||

Translation

Дурьодхана сказал: «Поклон тебе, о Трьямбака (Шива), безмерной мощи, вместе с твоими свитами. О божественный Владыка, мы прибегли к тебе умом, словом и делом; прими нас и возьми под свою защиту.»

Word by Word

नमःsalutation

अस्तुlet (it) be

तेto you

ससैन्यायto (you) with (your) army

त्र्यम्बकायto Tryambaka (three-eyed one, Śiva)

अमितौजसेto (you) of immeasurable might

मनसाby mind

वाचाby speech

कर्मभिःby deeds

देवO god

त्वाम्you

प्रपन्नान्those who have surrendered

अनुafter; in accordance with (here: kindly, favorably)

भजस्वaccept; favor; take (us) as your own

नःus

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Tryambaka (Śiva)

Śiva's gaṇas/hosts (implied by sa-sainyāya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): genuine supplication is framed as alignment of mind, speech, and action. It also shows how, amid war, characters seek divine sanction and protection, raising ethical questions about invoking the sacred for worldly victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Karṇa Parva context, Duryodhana addresses Śiva (Tryambaka), offering homage and asking for protection and favor for himself and his forces, presenting himself as one who has surrendered through thought, word, and deed.