Mahabharata — Karna Parva, Shloka 33
Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma
Devanagari script
देवतानां यथा स्कनन््द: सेनानी: प्रभुरव्यय: । तथा भवानिमां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्री बिभर्तु वै
Translation
ดุจดังพระสกันทะผู้เป็นเจ้าอันไม่เสื่อมสูญ ทรงเป็นแม่ทัพแห่งกองทัพเทวะฉันใด ท่านก็จงรับไว้และนำกองทัพของเหล่าบุตรธฤตราษฏร์นี้ไว้ในอำนาจบัญชาของท่านฉันนั้น
Word by Word
देवतानाम्of the gods (deities)
देवतानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
स्कन्दःSkanda
स्कन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सेनानीःcommander (of the army)
सेनानीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसेनानी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभुःlord, master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अव्ययःimperishable
अव्ययः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सेनाम्army
सेनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसेना
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
धार्तराष्ट्रीम्belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (i.e., of the Dhārtarāṣṭras)
धार्तराष्ट्रीम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootधार्तराष्ट्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
बिभर्तुlet (him/you) bear, sustain, command
बिभर्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
FormImperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes