Shloka 68
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
आवयोर्जीवतो राजन् मयि च त्वयि च ध्रुवम्
Transliteration
āvayor jīvato rājan mayi ca tvayi ca dhruvam
Translation
ข้าแต่พระราชา ตราบใดที่เราทั้งสอง—ทั้งข้าและท่าน—ยังมีชีวิตอยู่ ข้อนี้ย่อมแน่นอนและไม่อาจสั่นคลอนได้
Word by Word
आवयोःof us two
आवयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअहम् (युष्मद्-सह) → आवाम् (1st dual pronoun stem)
Form—, षष्ठी, द्विवचन
जीवतोःwhile (we) are alive / of the two living
जीवतोः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootजीवत् (from √जीव्)
Formपुं, षष्ठी, द्विवचन
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formपुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
मयिin me
मयि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, सप्तमी, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
त्वयिin you
त्वयि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, सप्तमी, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ध्रुवम्certainly / surely
ध्रुवम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
Formनपुं, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraR
rājan (the addressed king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line emphasizes dhruvatā—moral and practical certainty: a speaker grounds the discussion in what is firmly true while both parties are alive, underscoring responsibility and resolve in a royal-ethical context.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king directly and asserts a definite point that holds for both of them as long as they live, marking a decisive moment in dialogue amid the tense Shalya Parva setting.