Shloka 40

Devanagari script

न चास्य रक्षां पश्यामि पार्श्वतो न च पृष्ठत: । एक एवाभियाति त्वां पश्य साफल्यमात्मन:

Translation

“我亦不见他左右或背后有任何护卫之备。他孤身来攻你；故当看清——成就你功业的良机，已落在你手中。”

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

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

• asya: of him/this (his)
• asya: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (pronoun base: a-/as-)
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• rakṣām: protection/guard
• rakṣām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (paśyati)
• Form: present, 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• pārśvataḥ: from the side/at the flank
• pārśvataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pārśva

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

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

• pṛṣṭhataḥ: from behind/at the rear
• pṛṣṭhataḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛṣṭha

• ekaḥ: alone/single
• ekaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• eva: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• abhiyāti: advances/attacks
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√yā
• Form: present, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad
• Form: —, accusative, singular

• paśya: see/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (paśyati)
• Form: imperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

• sāphalyam: success/fruitfulness
• sāphalyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāphalya
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ātmanaḥ: of yourself/of one’s self
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच