Shloka 12

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १३५: कुन्त्याः कृष्णं प्रति संदेशः

Kuntī’s Message to Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

यस्यास्त्वीदृशकं वाक्यं श्र॒ुत्वापि स्वल्पचेतस: । तमस्त्वपागमत्‌ तस्य सुचित्रार्थपदाक्षरम्‌

Transliteration

yasyāstv īdṛśakaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvāpi svalpacetasaḥ | tamas tv apāgamat tasya sucitrārthapadākṣaram ||

Translation

(কুন্তী ক’লে—) হে শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণ! সঞ্জয়ৰ হৃদয় যদিও দুৰ্বল আছিল আৰু বুদ্ধিও অল্প আছিল; তথাপি বিদুলাৰ সেই বিচিত্ৰ অৰ্থ-পদ-অক্ষৰে গাঁথা বাক্য শুনিমাত্ৰে তাৰ তমোগুণজাত ভয় আৰু বিষাদ আঁতৰি গ’ল।

Word by Word

• यस्याः: of whom/whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ईदृशकम्: such (of this kind)
• ईदृशकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

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

• स्वल्पचेतसः: of little understanding/weak-minded
• स्वल्पचेतसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्पचेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तमः: darkness (gloom/ignorance)
• तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अपागमत्: went away/departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + गम्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुचित्रार्थपदाक्षरम्: having fine/varied meaning, words, and syllables
• सुचित्रार्थपदाक्षरम्: Visheshana (of वाक्यम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-चित्र-अर्थ-पद-अक्षर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

पुत्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidulā
• Sañjaya
• Śrīkṛṣṇa