Shloka 26
कृष्णेन अर्जुनस्य प्रोत्साहनम् — Kṛṣṇa’s Exhortation to Arjuna
Prelude to Karṇa’s Slaying
Devanagari script
वेगांश्वान्ये रणे चक्र: पञ्चास्या इव पन्नगा:
Translation
O panginoon ng bayan, sa larangan ng digmaan ay maraming bisig na pinahiran ng sandalwood, wari’y katawan ng ahas, na sumisikad at sumusugod nang ubod-bilis na parang ahas na may limang ulo; at dahil nabahiran ng dugo, lalo silang kumikislap na gaya ng mga bandilang ginto.
Word by Word
वेगान्speeds, impulses
वेगान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
श्वान्dogs
श्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चक्रःa wheel; (as name) Cakra
चक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पञ्चास्याःfive-mouthed (ones)
पञ्चास्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चास्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पन्नगाःserpents
पन्नगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
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