Shloka 7
Somadatta’s Kṣātra-Dharma Accusation; Night Combat, Māyā, and the Fall of Ghaṭotkaca
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 131
Devanagari script
काल्यमानांस्तु पुत्रान् मे दृष्टवा भीमेन संयुगे । कालेनेव प्रजा: सर्वा: के भीम॑ पर्यवारयन्,जैसे काल समस्त प्रजाको अपना ग्रास बना लेता है, उसी प्रकार युद्धस्थलमें भीमसेनके द्वारा मेरे पुत्रोंकोी कालके गालमें जाते देख किन वीरोंने आगे बढ़कर भीमसेनको रोका?
Translation
काल्यमानान् तु पुत्रान् मे दृष्ट्वा भीमेन संयुगे। कालेनेव प्रजाः सर्वाः के भीमं पर्यवारयन्॥
Word by Word
काल्यमानान्being seized/consumed (by Time)
काल्यमानान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकाल्यमान (√कल्/√काल्? caus./pass. participle; here as 'being made prey of Time')
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मेmy/of me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), —, —, —
भीमेनby Bhima
भीमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कालेनby Time/Death
कालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इवas/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रजाःcreatures/people
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
केwho (which warriors)
के:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भीमम्Bhima
भीमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पर्यवारयन्stopped/warded off/surrounded
पर्यवारयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + √वृ (caus. √वारय्/√वृ?; here 'to ward off/stop')
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
Speaker
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes