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Shloka 10

आशा-कृशता उपाख्यानम्

The Episode on the Emaciation Caused by Hope

स मृगो बाणमादाय ययावमितविक्रम: । सच राजा बलात्‌ तूर्ण ससार मृगयूथपम्‌,वह मृग बहुत तेज दौड़नेवाला था। वह राजाका बाण लिये-दिये भाग निकला। राजाने भी बलपूर्वक मृगोंके उस यूथपतिका तुरंत पीछा किया

sa mṛgo bāṇam ādāya yayāv amitavikramaḥ | sa ca rājā balāt tūrṇaṃ sasāra mṛgayūthapam ||

กวางนั้นมีความเร็วและกำลังเกินประมาณ คาบศรแล้วหนีไป ส่วนพระราชา ด้วยแรงใจอันแน่วแน่ ก็เร่งติดตามหัวหน้าฝูงกวางนั้นโดยพลัน

सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृगःdeer
मृगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाणम्arrow
बाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
ययौwent/ran off
ययौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अमितविक्रमःof immeasurable prowess
अमितविक्रमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअमितविक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलात्with force/forcibly
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
तूर्णम्swiftly
तूर्णम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूर्ण
ससारpursued/ran after
ससार:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसृ
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मृगयूथपम्leader of the herd of deer
मृगयूथपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृगयूथप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
T
the king (rājā)
T
the deer (mṛga)
A
arrow (bāṇa)
L
leader of the deer-herd (mṛgayūthapa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how forceful impulse and fixation (here, the king’s urgent chase) can drive action; in Śānti Parva’s ethical frame, such momentum invites reflection on restraint, proportionality, and the downstream consequences of pursuit.

A deer snatches the king’s arrow and bolts away. The king immediately gives chase, specifically pursuing the herd’s leader, setting up the next events of the episode.