saṃjaya uvāca
etac chrutvā vacanaṃ keśavasya kṛtāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī
namas kṛtvā bhūya evāha kṛṣṇaṃ sa-gadgadaṃ bhīta-bhītaḥ praṇamya
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saṁjayaḥ (Saṁjaya) uvāca (he spoke):
vepamānaḥ (trembling) kṛtāñjaliḥ (with folded hands) kirīṭī (who has a diadem) keśavasya (of Keśava) etat vacana (this speech) śrutvā (after hearing) namas kṛtvā [
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(and after bowing),
bhīta-bhītaḥ eva (much afraid indeed) praṇamya (after bowing),
sa-gadgadam (with faltering) kṛṣṇam (to Kṛṣṇa) bhūyaḥ (again) āha (he spoke).
saṁjayaḥ |
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sam-jaya 1n.1 m. – conquest, complete victory, Saṁjaya (from: sam-√ji – to conquer completely, jaya – victory); |
uvāca |
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√vac (to speak) Perf. P 1v.1 – he spoke; |
etat |
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etat sn. 1n.1 n. – this; |
śrutvā |
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√śru (to hear, to listen) absol. – after hearing; |
vacanam |
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vacana 2n.1 n. – speech (from: √vac – to speak); |
keśavasya |
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keśa-va 6n.1 m. – of one who has [beautiful] hair (from: keśa – hair; -va = -vant – owner);
or ka-īśa-va – the lord of Brahmā and Śiva (from: ka – Brahmā; īśa – ruler, lord, Śiva; -va = -vant – owner); |
kṛtāñjaliḥ |
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kṛta-añjali 1n.1 m.; BV: yenāñjaliḥ kṛto ‘sti saḥ – who did folded hands (from: √kṛ – to do, PP kṛta – done, made; √añj – to decorate, to annoint, to honour, añjali – respect, salutation, joined palms slighty hollowed); |
vepamānaḥ |
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vepamāna (√xvip – to tremble, to shiver) PPr 1n.1 m. – [whle] trembling; |
kirīṭī |
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kirīṭin 1n.1 m. – who has a diadem (from: kirīṭa – diadem, crown; -in, -min, -vin – sufixes meaning one who possesses); |
namas |
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namaḥ 2n.1 n. – obeisance, salutation (from: √nam – to bend, to bow); |
kṛtvā |
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√kṛ (to do) absol. – after doing; |
bhūyaḥ |
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av. – more, again, besides; |
eva |
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av. – certainly, just, merely; |
āha |
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√ah (to speak) Perf. P 1v.1 – he spoke (inflected only in Perf., other forms from: √brū); |
kṛṣṇaṁ |
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kṛṣṇa 2n.1 m. – dark one, Kṛṣṇa; |
sa-gadgadam |
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av. – with faltering (from: sa – together with, in common, short form of: saha or sama; occurs mostly in compounds, requires instrumental; √xgad – to speak, to tell); |
bhīta-bhītaḥ |
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bhīta-bhīta 1n.1 m. – much afraid (from: √bhī – to scare, PP bhīta – afraid; repetition gives intensification); |
praṇamya |
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pra-√nam (to bend, to bow) absol. – after bowing; |
etat śrutvā vacanaṃ keśavasya pūrvoktaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ san vepamānaḥ kampamānaḥ kirīṭī namaskṛtvā | bhūyaḥ punar evāhoktavān kṛṣṇaṃ sa-gadgadaṃ bhayāviṣṭasya duḥkhābhighātāt snehāviṣṭasya ca harṣodbhavāt, aśru-pūrṇa-netratve sati śleṣmaṇā kaṇṭhāvarodhaḥ | tataś ca vāco’pāṭavaṃ manda-śabdatvaṃ yat sa-gadgadas tena saha vartateti sa-gadgadaṃ vacanam āheti vacana-kriyā-viśeṣaṇam etat | bhīta-bhītaḥ punaḥ punar bhayāviṣṭa-cetāḥ san praṇamya prahvo bhūtvā | āheti vyavahitena saṃbandhaḥ
etad aśritavātsalyajaladheḥ keśavasya vacanaṃ śrutvā arjunas tasmai namaskṛtya bhītabhīto bhūyas taṃ praṇamya kṛtāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī sagadgadam āha
tato yad vṛttaṃ tad eva dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ prati saṃjaya uvāca etad iti | etat pūrva-śloka-trayātmakaṃ keśavasya vacanaṃ śrutvā vepamānaḥ kampamānaḥ kirīṭy arjunaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ sampuṭīkṛta-hastaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ namaskṛtya punar apy āhoktavān | katham āha ? harṣa-bhayādy-āveśa-vaśāt gadgadena kaṇṭha-kampanena saha vartate iti sa-gadgadaṃ yathā syāt tathā | kiṃ ca bhītād api bhītaḥ san praṇamyāvanato bhūtvā
droṇa-bhīṣma-jayadratha-karṇeṣu jayāśā-viṣayeṣu hateṣu nirāśrayo duryodhano hata evety anusandhāya jayāśāṃ parityajya yadi dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sandhiṃ kuryāt tadā śāntir ubhayeṣāṃ bhaved ity abhiprāyavāṃs tataḥ kiṃ vṛttam ity apekṣāyāṃ saṃjaya uvāca etad iti | etat pūrvoktaṃ keśavasya vacanaṃ śrutvā kṛtāñjaliḥ kirīṭīndra-datta-kirīṭaḥ parama-vīratvena prasiddho vepamānaḥ paramāścarya-darśana-janitena sambhrameṇa kampamāno ‚rjunaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ bhaktāgha-karṣaṇaṃ bhagavantaṃ namaskṛtvā namaskṛtya bhūyaḥ punar apy āhoktavān sa-gadgadaṃ bhayena harṣeṇa cāśru-pūrṇa-netratve sati kapha-ruddha-kaṇṭhatayā vāco mandatva-sakampatvādir vikāraḥ sa-gadgadas tad-yuktaṃ yathā syāt | bhīta-bhīto ‚tiśayena bhītaḥ san pūrvaṃ namaskṛtya punar api praṇamyātyanta-namro bhūtvāheti sambandhaḥ
tato yad abhūt tat saṃjaya uvāca etad iti | keśavasyaitat padya-trayātmakaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā kirīṭī pārthaḥ vepamāno ‚tyadbhutātyugra-rūpa-darśanajena sambhrameṇa sakampaḥ | namakṣṭvety ārṣam | kṛṣṇaṃ namaskṛtya, punaḥ praṇamya, bhīta-bhīto ‚tibhayākulaḥ san bhūyaḥ punaar apy āha sa-gadgadaṃ gadgadena kaṇṭha-kampena sahitaṃ yathā syāt tathā