Shloka 54
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
Devanagari script
पराजयश्न मरणान्मन्ये नैव विशिष्यते । यस्य स्याद् विजय: कृष्ण तस्याप्यपचयो ध्रुवम्,श्रीकृष्ण! मैं तो ऐसा मानता हूँ कि पराजय मृत्युसे अच्छी वस्तु नहीं है। जिसकी विजय होती है, उसे भी निश्चय ही धन-जनकी भारी हानि उठानी पड़ती है
Transliteration
parājayaś ca maraṇān manye naiva viśiṣyate | yasya syād vijayaḥ kṛṣṇa tasyāpy apacayo dhruvam ||
Translation
కృష్ణా! నా దృష్టిలో పరాజయం మరణం కంటే ఏమాత్రం శ్రేష్ఠం కాదు. ఎవరికైనా విజయం లభించినా, అతనికీ తప్పకుండా క్షయం—ధనం, జనము—నష్టం—నిశ్చితమే.
Word by Word
पराजयःdefeat
पराजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपराजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मरणात्than death / from death
मरणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमरण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
मन्येI think / I consider
मन्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विशिष्यतेis superior / excels
विशिष्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootशिष् (विशिष्यते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
यस्यof whom / whose
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
स्यात्might be / would be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भू)
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
विजयःvictory
विजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णO Krishna
कृष्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तस्यof him / of that one
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अपचयःdecline / loss
अपचयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअपचय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ध्रुवम्certainly / surely
ध्रुवम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraK
KṛṣṇaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes