Shloka 17
भीष्म–रामयुद्धवर्णनम्
Bhīṣma’s Account of the Strategic Engagement with Rāma Jāmadagnya
Devanagari script
एवं कुरुष्व कौरव्य प्रभाते रथमास्थित: । प्रसुप्तं वा मृतं वेति तुल्यं मन्यामहे वयम्,“कुरुनन्दन! प्रात:काल रथपर बैठकर तुम ऐसा ही करो; क्योंकि हमलोग सोये अथवा मरे हुएको समान ही समझते हैं
Transliteration
evaṁ kuruṣva kauravya prabhāte rathamāsthitaḥ | prasuptaṁ vā mṛtaṁ veti tulyaṁ manyāmahe vayam ||
Translation
కౌరవ్యా! ఉదయాన్నే రథం ఎక్కి ఇదే విధంగా చేయి; ఎందుకంటే మా దృష్టిలో నిద్రిస్తున్నవాడు గానీ, మరణించినవాడు గానీ—ఇద్దరూ సమానమే.
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
कुरुष्वdo (you)!
कुरुष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormLoṭ (imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada
कौरव्यO Kaurava
कौरव्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
प्रभातेat dawn, in the morning
प्रभाते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभात
Formneuter, locative, singular
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
आस्थितःhaving mounted / having taken position
आस्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
Formpast active participle (kta), masculine, nominative, singular
प्रसुप्तम्asleep (one)
प्रसुप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-स्वप्
Formpast passive participle (kta), masculine, accusative, singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
मृतम्dead (one)
मृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत
Formpast passive participle (kta) from √मृ, masculine, accusative, singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
तुल्यम्equal, the same
तुल्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य
Formneuter, accusative, singular
मन्यामहेwe think/consider
मन्यामहे:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
FormLaṭ (present), 1, plural, Ātmanepada
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formnominative, plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
Kaurava (addressed prince)R
ratha (chariot)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes