Shloka 16

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

एकं वास्मान्‌ निहत्य त्वं भव राजेति वै पुनः । नूनं न राज्यभागेषा पाण्डो: कुन्त्याश्व॒ संतति:

Transliteration

ekaṃ vāsman nihaty tvaṃ bhava rājeti vai punaḥ | nūnaṃ na rājyabhāgeṣā pāṇḍoḥ kuntyāś ca santatiḥ ||

Translation

桑阇耶说道：“只要杀死我们中的一个，你便可再度为王。潘度与昆蒂的后裔，想来注定无缘分得此国土的一份。”

Word by Word

• एकम्: one (person/thing)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Plural

• निहत्य: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

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

• भव: be (become)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• नूनम्: surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम्

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• राज्यभागा: a share in the kingdom
• राज्यभागा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्यभाग
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एषा: this (she/this one)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डोः: of Pāṇḍu
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कुन्त्याः: of Kuntī
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• असंततिः: not a progeny / not a legitimate line
• असंततिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-संतति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍu
• Kuntī
• Pāṇḍavas (implied as the offspring of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī)
• rājya (kingdom)