Shloka 20

Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel

Devanagari script

दुर्योधन यदाह त्वां पिता भरतसत्तम | भीष्मो द्रोण: कृप: क्षत्ता सुहृदां कुरु तद्‌ वच:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | duryodhana yad āha tvāṃ pitā bharatasattama | bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ kṣattā suhṛdāṃ kuru tad vacaḥ ||

Translation

قال فايشامبايانا: «يا دُريودھانا، يا خيرَ آلِ بهاراتا، افعل ما يقوله لك شيوخك الناصحون: أبوك، والجدّ بهيشما، ودرونا، وكريبا، وفيدورا. اقبل مشورة هؤلاء الأصدقاء، فإنها تُبذل لخيرك.»

Word by Word

• दुर्योधन: O Duryodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतसत्तम: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्ता: the chamberlain (Vidura)
• क्षत्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुहृदाम्: of well-wishers/friends
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुरु: do; follow; comply with
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: word; advice
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Kṛpa
• Vidura
• Bharatas