Shloka 3.9Unverified draft
क्षुद्र धिक्त्वां तु हीनार्थं मृत्युमन्वेषसे ध्रुवम् । रणे सम्प्राप्स्यसे तिष्ठ न मे जीवन्गमिष्यसि ।।3.3.9।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kṣudra | क्षुद्र | O vile one | vocative |
| dhiktvāṃ | धिक्त्वां | shame on you | exclamation + accusative pronoun |
| tu | तु | indeed | particle |
| hīnārthaṃ | हीनार्थं | base-purposed | accusative adjective |
| mṛtyumanveṣase | मृत्युमन्वेषसे | you seek death | accusative object + verb |
| dhruvam | ध्रुवम् | surely | adverb |
| raṇe | रणे | in battle | locative |
| samprāpsyase | सम्प्राप्स्यसे | you shall obtain (it) | verb |
| tiṣṭha | तिष्ठ | stand | imperative |
| na me jīvangamiṣyasi | न मे जीवन्गमिष्यसि | you shall not go alive from me | clause |
Reference: 3.3.9 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa