Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यदि वाद्य भवान्‌ युद्धे सूतपुत्रमुखान्‌ रथान्‌

Transliteration

yadi vādya bhavān yuddhe sūtaputramukhān rathān

Translation

三阇耶说道：“若你在战场上（决意）鸣响战鼓号角，去迎击由御者之子（迦尔纳）及其最强盟友所统率的战车之阵……”

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• वाद्य: to be spoken/said (one who should speak)
• वाद्य: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाद्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सूतपुत्रमुखान्: having the charioteer’s son (Karna) as foremost
• सूतपुत्रमुखान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूतपुत्रमुख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa (Sūtaputra)
• chariots (rathāḥ)
• war-instruments/drums (vādya)