Shloka 41

Aśvatthāman’s Admonition to Karṇa on Boasting, Varṇa-Duties, and the Threat of Arjuna

Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 45

Devanagari script

पिनाकपाणिनं चैव कथमेतान्‌ न योधये । रथं वाहय मे शीघ्र व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वर:

Transliteration

uttara uvāca |

pinākapāṇinaṃ caiva katham etān na yodhaye |

rathaṃ vāhaya me śīghraṃ vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ||

Translation

உத்தரன் கூறினான்—“இவர்களுடன் நான் போரிடாமல் இருப்பது எப்படி—குறிப்பாக நீ பினாகம் தாங்கிய சிவனே என்றால்? என் தேரை விரைவாக ஓட்டு; உன் மனக் காய்ச்சல் நீங்கட்டும்.”

Word by Word

• पिनाकपाणिनम्: the one with Pinaka (bow) in hand (Śiva)
• पिनाकपाणिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकपाणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• एतान्: these (persons)
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• योधये: should I make (them) fight / should I fight (them) (causative nuance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present (Lat), Causative, Parasmaipada, First, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वाहय: drive (cause to carry)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Causative, Parasmaipada, Second, Singular

• मे: for me / to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• व्येतु: let (it) go away / depart
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + इ
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मानसः: mental / of the mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्वरः: fever; agitation
• ज्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

उत्तर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttara
• Pinākapāṇin (Śiva)
• Pināka (Śiva’s bow)
• chariot