Shloka 38
Adhyāya 160: Arjuna’s Envoy-Message—Critique of Borrowed Valor and Pre-dawn Mobilization
Devanagari script
संयुगं गच्छ भीष्मेण भिन्धि वा शिरसा गिरिम् | तरेम॑ वा महागाध॑ बाहुभ्यां पुरुषोदधिम्,“तुम भीष्मके साथ युद्ध करो या सिरसे पहाड़ फोड़ो या सैनिकोंके अत्यन्त गहरे महासागरको दोनों बाँहोंसे तैरकर पार करो
Transliteration
saṁyugaṁ gaccha bhīṣmeṇa bhindhi vā śirasā girim | tarema vā mahāgādhaṁ bāhubhyāṁ puruṣodadhim |
Translation
संयुगं गच्छ भीष्मेण भिन्धि वा शिरसा गिरिम् । तरेम वा महागाधं बाहुभ्यां पुरुषोदधिम् ॥
Word by Word
संयुगम्battle, combat
संयुगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गच्छgo (undertake)
गच्छ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
भीष्मेणwith Bhishma
भीष्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भिन्धिsplit, pierce, break
भिन्धि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
शिरसाwith (your) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
गिरिम्mountain
गिरिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तरेमmay we cross
तरेम:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ
FormOptative, First, Plural, Parasmaipada
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
महागाधम्very deep
महागाधम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहागाध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बाहुभ्याम्with (both) arms
बाहुभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
पुरुषोदधिम्ocean of men (army)
पुरुषोदधिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष-उदधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
उलूक उवाच
Characters & Entities
U
UlūkaB
BhīṣmaM
mountain (giri)O
ocean of men/warriors (puruṣodadhi)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes