Shloka 22
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वंशोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Dynastic Counsel on Legitimate Rule
Devanagari script
यथा ते न प्रणश्येयुर्महाराज तथा कुरु । मां चैव धृतराष्ट्रं च पूर्वमेव महामते
Transliteration
yathā te na praṇaśyeyur mahārāja tathā kuru | māṃ caiva dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca pūrvam eva mahāmate ||
Translation
Vidura sagte: „O großer König, handle so, dass dein Geschlecht nicht zugrunde geht. Und du, Weiser, schütze auch mich und Dhṛtarāṣṭra im Voraus—triff rechtzeitig Maßnahmen, bevor das Unheil über uns hereinbricht.“
Word by Word
यथाso that / as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
तेthey (your people/you all)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formany, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
प्रणश्येयुःmight perish / should be destroyed
प्रणश्येयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-नश्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तथाthus / in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कुरुdo
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formany, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पूर्वम्before / first
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
महामतेO great-minded one
महामते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहामति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraD
DhṛtarāṣṭraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes