Shloka 18
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 106: Pūrva-Diśa Praśaṃsā
Praise and Primacy of the Eastern Quarter
Devanagari script
विभवश्चास्ति मे विप्र वासवावरजो द्विज । पूर्वमुक्तस्त्वदर्थ च कृत: कामश्न तेन मे
Translation
“ব্রাহ্মণ! আমার কাছে বৈভবও আছে। ইন্দ্রের কনিষ্ঠ ভ্রাতা ভগবান বিষ্ণুই আমার সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ বৈভব। পূর্বে তোমার জন্য আমি তাঁর কাছে প্রার্থনা করেছিলাম; তিনি আমার প্রার্থনা গ্রহণ করে আমার মনোরথ পূর্ণ করেছিলেন।”
Word by Word
विभवःsplendour, power, prosperity
विभवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविभव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
विप्रO brahmin, O sage
विप्र:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वासवावरजःthe younger brother of Vāsava (Indra), i.e., Viṣṇu
वासवावरजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासव-अवरज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्विजO twice-born (brahmin)
द्विज:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पूर्वम्formerly, earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
उक्तःspoken, addressed, requested
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वत्-अर्थम्for your sake/purpose
त्वत्-अर्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्-अर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कृतःdone, made, performed
कृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कामःdesire, wish (request)
कामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेनby him/thereby
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes