Shloka 386

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

प्रियं सखाय॑ चाक्रन्दे सखा दैवबलात्कृत: । इस युद्धमें दैवके वशीभूत होकर पिताने पुत्रको, पुत्रने पिताको और मित्रने प्रिय मित्रको मार डाला

Transliteration

priyaṃ sakhāyaṃ cākrande sakhā daivabalāt kṛtaḥ |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“友人为挚友哀哭——然而在命运的强力驱使下，友竟被迫与友相向。在这场战争里，众人为宿命所制：父杀子，子杀父，伙伴也击倒了自己最亲爱的伙伴。”

Word by Word

• priyam: dear (friend)
• priyam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• sakhāyam: friend
• sakhāyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhā
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• ākrande: cried out / lamented
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-krand
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• sakhā: a friend
• sakhā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhā
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• daiva-bālāt: by/through the force of fate
• daiva-bālāt: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva-bala
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• kṛtaḥ: made / compelled (to be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• father
• son
• friend