Shloka 39
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
अरथश्षानिषज्जी च निहतः पार्ष्णिसारथि: | एकश्चाप्यगण: संख्ये प्रत्याश्चासमरोचयम्
Translation
“我既无战车，也无箭囊；我的御者与左右护卫皆已被杀。我的军队覆灭，我在战场上孤身一人；在那般境地，我只想暂歇片刻。”
Word by Word
अ-रथःwithout a chariot (chariotless)
अ-रथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अ-श्वःwithout horses (horseless)
अ-श्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनिषज्जीwithout a quiver
अनिषज्जी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिषज्जिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
निहतःslain
निहतः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
पार्ष्णि-सारथिःthe charioteer of Pārṣṇi (Krishna)
पार्ष्णि-सारथिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्ष्णिसारथि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एकःalone, single
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अ-गणःwithout a troop (troopless)
अ-गणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संख्येin battle
संख्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंख्या
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
प्रत्याश्चtowards; against (and)
प्रत्याश्च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
असमरोचयम्I did not approve / I did not find pleasing
असमरोचयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + रुच्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes