Shloka 26
Vyāsa’s Counsel to the Concealed Pāṇḍavas; Śaṃkara’s Boon and the Predestination of Draupadī
Chapter 157
Devanagari script
यतितं वै मया पूर्व वेत्थ ब्राह्मणि तत् तथा । क्षेमं यतस्ततो गन्तुं त्वया तु मम न श्रुतम्,ब्राह्मणी! तुम इस बातको ठीक-ठीक जानती हो कि पहले तुम्हारे साथ किसी ऐसे स्थानमें चलनेके लिये जहाँ सब प्रकारसे अपना भला हो, मैंने प्रयत्न किया था; परंतु उस समय तुमने मेरी बात नहीं सुनी
Transliteration
yatitaṃ vai mayā pūrvaṃ vettha brāhmaṇi tat tathā | kṣemaṃ yatastato gantuṃ tvayā tu mama na śrutam, brāhmaṇī ||
Translation
قال البراهمن: «أنتِ تعلمين حقًّا أنّي من قبل قد بذلتُ الجهد الصادق، يا امرأةَ البراهمن، لأقودكِ إلى موضعٍ من الأمن والهناء؛ ولكنكِ آنذاك لم تُصغي إلى قولي، يا سيدتي».
Word by Word
[{'term''yatitam', 'definition': 'effort made
[{'term':
striven'}, {'term''vai', 'definition': 'indeed
striven'}, {'term':
surely (emphatic particle)'}, {'term''mayā', 'definition': 'by me'}, {'term': 'pūrvam', 'definition': 'formerly
surely (emphatic particle)'}, {'term':
earlier'}, {'term''vettha', 'definition': 'you know (2nd person singular, perfect/present sense)'}, {'term': 'brāhmaṇi / brāhmaṇī', 'definition': 'O Brahmin woman (vocative)'}, {'term': 'tat tathā', 'definition': 'that, just so
earlier'}, {'term':
exactly thus'}, {'term''kṣemam', 'definition': 'safety
exactly thus'}, {'term':
secure good'}, {'term''yataḥ tataḥ', 'definition': 'from wherever
secure good'}, {'term':
to whatever place (i.e., to any suitable safe place)'}, {'term''gantum', 'definition': 'to go
to whatever place (i.e., to any suitable safe place)'}, {'term':
to proceed'}, {'term''tvayā tu', 'definition': 'but by you
to proceed'}, {'term':
yet you (contrastive)'}, {'term''mama', 'definition': 'my
yet you (contrastive)'}, {'term':
of me'}, {'term''na śrutam', 'definition': 'was not listened to
of me'}, {'term':
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