Mahabharata 11.1.34 — Stree Parva, Adhyaya 1, 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

আপনিও মধ্যস্থ হয়ে বসে রইলেন, কোনো যথোচিত উপদেশ দিলেন না। আপনি দুর্ধর্ষ বীর—আপনার কথা কেউ অমান্য করতে পারত না; তবু আপনি দুই পক্ষের ভারকে তুলাদণ্ডে সমভাবে রেখে বিচার করলেন না।

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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