Shloka 6
Śiśupāla-janma-lakṣaṇaṃ (Śiśupāla’s birth marks and the prophecy of his end)
Devanagari script
मा भैस्त्वं कुरुशार्दूल श्वा सिंहं हन्तुमरहति । शिव: पन्था: सुनीतो<त्र मया पूर्वतरं वृत:
Translation
“Huwag kang matakot, O tigre ng mga Kuru. Makakapatay ba ang aso ng leon? Ang landas na mapalad at wastong pinatnubayan ay pinili ko na noon pa man.”
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle (with imperative)
भैःfear
भैः:
TypeVerb
Rootभी
Formloṭ (imperative), 2nd person, singular; parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कुरुशार्दूलO tiger among the Kurus
कुरुशार्दूल:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुशार्दूल
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
श्वाa dog
श्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सिंहम्a lion
सिंहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
हन्तुम्to kill
हन्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formtumun-infinitive
अर्हतिis able/fit (to)
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
Formlaṭ (present), 3rd person, singular; parasmaipada
शिवःauspicious
शिवः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पन्थाःpath
पन्थाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सुनीतःwell-led / well-directed
सुनीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुनीत
Formpast passive participle (kta) from √नी with सु-; masculine, nominative, singular
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
Formindeclinable adverb
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
पूर्वतरम्earlier / beforehand
पूर्वतरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वतर
Formneuter, accusative, singular (adverbial use: 'earlier')
वृतःchosen
वृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत
Formpast passive participle (kta) from √वृ (to choose); masculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes