Mahabharata — Stree Parva, Shloka 34

स्त्रीपर्व १: धृतराष्ट्रशोकः संजयाश्वासनं च

Strī Parva 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Saṃjaya’s Consolation

Devanagari script

मध्यस्थो हि त्वमप्यासीर्न क्षमं किज्चिदुक्तवान्‌ । दुर्धरेण त्वया भारस्तुलया न सम॑ धृत:

Translation

وأنت أيضاً جلست موقفَ الوسيط، فلم تنطق بكلمةٍ من النصح اللائق. كنتَ بطلاً عسيرَ المراس—لا يجرؤ أحدٌ على ردّ قولك—ومع ذلك لم تضع عبءَ الفريقين على كفّتي الميزان بروحٍ متساوية لتزن الأمر بالعدل.

Word by Word

• मध्यस्थः: neutral/standing in the middle
• मध्यस्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• आसीः: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• क्षमम्: proper/appropriate
• क्षमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• किञ्चित्: anything (at all)
• किञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किञ्चित्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्तवान्: having said/said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्तवतुँ (past active participle)

• दुर्धरेण: by/with (one) hard to resist/overcome
• दुर्धरेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• भारः: burden/weight
• भारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तुलया: with a balance/scale
• तुलया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• समम्: equally/evenly
• समम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धृतः: borne/held
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

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