Shloka 13

Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)

Devanagari script

मानवा ये निराहारा देहं त्यक्ष्यन्त्यतन्द्रिता: । युधि वा निहता: सम्यगपि तिर्यग्गता नूप

Transliteration

mānavā ye nirāhārā dehaṃ tyakṣyanty atandritāḥ | yudhi vā nihatāḥ samyag api tiryaggatā nūpa ||

Translation

“اے راجن، جو انسان ہوشیار رہ کر نِراہار ورت میں دےہ چھوڑتے ہیں، یا جو جنگ میں درست طریقے سے مارے جاتے ہیں—وہ اگرچہ تِریَک (ادنیٰ) یَونی میں بھی چلے جائیں، پھر بھی حقیر نہیں سمجھے جاتے۔”

Word by Word

• मानवाः: men, humans
• मानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निराहाराः: without food, fasting
• निराहाराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्यक्ष्यन्ति: will abandon, will give up
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अतन्द्रिताः: unwearied, vigilant
• अतन्द्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• निहताः: slain, killed
• निहताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• सम्यक्: properly, rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तिर्यक्-गताः: gone to an animal state (born as animals)
• तिर्यक्-गताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिर्यग्गत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उप: near; (as preverb) up-/towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• राम (Rāma)
• नृप (king; addressee)