Shloka 42

Devanagari script

शयनस्यानुरूपं वै शीघ्र वीर प्रयच्छ मे । त्वं हि पार्थ समर्थो वै श्रेष्ठ: सर्वधनुष्मताम्‌

Transliteration

śayanasyānurūpaṃ vai śīghra vīra prayaccha me | tvaṃ hi pārtha samartho vai śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“速速啊，勇士，为我赐一处与我此身相称的安卧之所。因为你，噢，帕尔塔，确实能办到——实为诸弓手之最胜。”

Word by Word

• शयनस्य: of (my) lying down / of the bed-rest
• शयनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अनुरूपम्: suitable, appropriate
• अनुरूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रयच्छ: give, grant
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• हि: for, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• श्रेष्ठः: best, foremost
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वधनुष्मताम्: of all bowmen / of all archers
• सर्वधनुष्मताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वधनुष्मत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores fitness and propriety (anurūpa) in responding to a request, and it highlights the ethical expectation that the most capable person (śreṣṭha, samartha) should act promptly and responsibly when called upon.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses Arjuna (Pārtha), urging him to quickly provide an appropriate place for rest, while praising him as the foremost among all archers—an appeal that combines urgency with recognition of Arjuna’s exceptional competence.