Shloka 12

Chapter 59: Baladeva’s Censure, Keśava’s Restraint, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Moral Accounting

Devanagari script

पुनश्च राज्ञ: पतितस्य भूमौ सतां गदां स्कन्धगतां प्रगृहा । वामेन पादेन शिर: प्रमृद्य दुर्योधनं नैकृतिकं न्यवोचत्‌,यों कहकर भीमसेनने पृथ्वीपर पड़े हुए राजा दुर्योधनके कंधेसे लगी हुई उसकी गदा ले ली और बायें पैरसे उसका सिर कुचलकर उसे छलिया और कपटी कहा

Transliteration

punaś ca rājñaḥ patitasya bhūmau satāṃ gadāṃ skandhagatāṃ pragṛhya | vāmena pādena śiraḥ pramṛdya duryodhanaṃ naikṛtikaṃ nyavocat ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Rồi nữa, nhặt lấy cây chùy nằm tựa nơi vai vị vua đang ngã trên đất, Bhīma dùng chân trái đè lên đầu Duryodhana và gọi hắn là kẻ gian trá, phản trắc.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पतितस्य: of (him) fallen
• पतितस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सताम्: lying (there)
• सताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्कन्ध-गताम्: resting on the shoulder
• स्कन्ध-गताम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कन्धगत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रगृह्य: having seized/taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada (usage)

• वामेन: with the left
• वामेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पादेन: with (his) foot
• पादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रमृद्य: having crushed/pressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृद्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नैकृतिकम्: deceitful, fraudulent
• नैकृतिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैकृतिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवोचत्: said, addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• rājā (the king, i.e., Duryodhana)
• gadā (mace)