Shloka 21

धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

यच्चाहं पाण्डुपुत्रेषु गुणवत्सु महात्मसु

Transliteration

yaccāhaṃ pāṇḍuputreṣu guṇavatsu mahātmasu

Translation

ধৃতরাষ্ট্র বললেন—আর পাণ্ডুর পুত্রদের প্রতি—যাঁরা গুণবান ও মহাত্মা—আমি যা কিছু করেছি…

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• पाण्डु-पुत्रेषु: among/in the sons of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डु-पुत्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• गुणवत्सु: virtuous, possessing good qualities
• गुणवत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणवत्
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• महात्मसु: in/among the great-souled ones
• महात्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍu
• Pāṇḍuputrāḥ (the Pāṇḍavas)