Shloka 35
Ulūka’s Provocation and Keśava’s Counter-Message (उलूकदूत्ये केशवप्रत्युत्तरम्)
Devanagari script
गच्छतां वो नदीतीरं सहितानां विशेषतः । पृष्ठतो5हं गमिष्यामि सहैव मातुलेन तु
Transliteration
gacchatāṁ vo nadītīraṁ sahitānāṁ viśeṣataḥ | pṛṣṭato 'haṁ gamiṣyāmi sahaiva mātulena tu ||
Translation
三阇耶说：“你们众人都应前往河岸——尤其要结队同行，合为一群。我将从后跟随，并与我的舅父一同到达那里。”
Word by Word
गच्छताम्let (them/you all) go
गच्छताम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), 3rd, plural, परस्मैपद
वःof you / your
वः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, plural
नदी-तीरम्the river-bank
नदी-तीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनदी + तीर
Formneuter, Accusative, singular
सहितानाम्of those who are together
सहितानाम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित (कृदन्त; √सह)
Formmasculine, Genitive, plural
विशेषतःespecially
विशेषतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविशेषतः
पृष्ठतःfrom behind / behind
पृष्ठतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृष्ठतः
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, singular
गमिष्यामिI shall go
गमिष्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलृट् (simple future), 1st, singular, परस्मैपद
सहtogether with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
एवindeed / just
एव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मातुलेनwith (my) maternal uncle
मातुलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमातुल
Formmasculine, Instrumental, singular
तुbut / however
तु:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaR
riverbank (nadītīra)M
maternal uncle (mātula)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Act with prudence and coordination: moving together increases safety and effectiveness, while a planned rear-following position suggests cautious leadership and risk management.
The speaker instructs a group to go first to the riverbank in a united formation, while he himself will follow behind, accompanied by his maternal uncle.