Mahabharata 3.37.4 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 37, Shloka 4
Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka
Devanagari script
युधिछिर उवाच भीष्मे द्रोणे कृपे कर्णे द्रोणपुत्रे च भारत । धरनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पाद एतेष्वद्य प्रतिष्ठित:
Translation
یُدھشٹھِر نے کہا—اے بھارت! آج بھیشم، درون، کرپ، کرن اور درون پتر اشوتھاما—ان ہی میں چار پاؤں والا مکمل دھنُروید مستحکم طور پر قائم ہے۔
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युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भीष्मेin/with regard to Bhīṣma
भीष्मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
द्रोणेin/with regard to Droṇa
द्रोणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कृपेin/with regard to Kṛpa
कृपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकृप
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कर्णेin/with regard to Karṇa
कर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
द्रोणपुत्रेin Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman)
द्रोणपुत्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोणपुत्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
धनुर्वेदःthe science of archery
धनुर्वेदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनुर्वेद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चतुष्पात्four-footed; having four parts
चतुष्पात्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुष्पाद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एतेषुin these (persons)
एतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
प्रतिष्ठितःis established/firmly set
प्रतिष्ठितः:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-स्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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