Shloka 32

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

स भवान्‌ धुर्यवत्‌ संख्ये धुरमुद्रोढुमर्हति । अभिषेचय सैनान्ये स्वयमात्मानमात्मना,“तुम धुरन्धर पुरुषकी भाँति युद्धस्थलमें सेना-संचालनका भार वहन करनेके योग्य हो; इसलिये स्वयं ही अपने-आपको सेनापतिके पदपर अभिषिक्त कराओ

Transliteration

sa bhavān dhuryavat saṅkhye dhuram udroḍhum arhati | abhiṣecaya sainānye svayam ātmānam ātmanā ||

Translation

स भवान् धुर्यवत् संख्ये धुरमुद्वोढुमर्हति । अभिषेचय सैनान्ये स्वयमात्मानमात्मना ॥

Word by Word

सःhe

भवान्you (honorific)

धुर्यवत्like a burden-bearer / like a capable leader

संख्येin battle

धुरम्the burden (responsibility)

उद्रोढुम्to mount / to undertake / to bear

अर्हतिis fit / deserves

अभिषेचयhave (yourself) consecrated / cause to be anointed

सैनान्येin/into the office of commander (generalship)

स्वयम्yourself

आत्मानम्yourself (as object)

आत्मनाby yourself

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

the (unnamed) addressee addressed as bhavān

sainānya (office of army-commander)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes