Shloka 14

Adhyāya 20 — Rājadharma Argument for Paternal Inheritance and Timely Conciliation

Devanagari script

नहिते विग्रहं वीरा: कुर्वन्ति कुरुभि: सह । अविनाशेन लोकस्य काड्क्षन्ते पाण्डवा: स्वकम्‌,“वीर पाण्डव कौरवोंके साथ युद्ध नहीं कर रहे हैं, वे जनसंहार किये बिना ही अपना राज्य पाना चाहते हैं

Transliteration

na hi te vigrahaṃ vīrāḥ kurvanti kurubhiḥ saha | avināśena lokasya kāṅkṣante pāṇḍavāḥ svakam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Jene Helden suchen keinen Streit mit den Kurus. Die Pāṇḍavas begehren, was ihnen rechtmäßig zusteht, doch sie wollen es erlangen, ohne Verderben über das Volk zu bringen.“

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: any, genitive, singular

• विग्रहम्: conflict/war
• विग्रहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• कुर्वन्ति: do/make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• कुरुभिः: with the Kurus
• कुरुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अविनाशेन: without destruction / by non-destruction
• अविनाशेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविनाश
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• लोकस्य: of the people/world
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• काङ्क्षन्ते: desire/seek
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष्
• Form: present, third, plural, ātmanepada

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• स्वकम्: their own (kingdom/portion)
• स्वकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kurus (Kauravas)