Shloka 9
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
Devanagari script
विरोचन उवाच प्राजापत्यास्तु वै श्रेष्ठा वयं केशिनि सत्तमा: । अस्माकं खल्विमे लोका: के देवा: के द्विजातय:,विरोचनने कहा--केशिनी! हम प्रजापतिकी श्रेष्ठ संतानें हैं, अतः सबसे उत्तम हैं। यह सारा संसार हमलोगोंका ही है। हमारे सामने देवता क्या हैं? और ब्राह्मण कौन चीज हैं?
Translation
Virocana sprach: „O Keśinī! Wir sind die erlesenste Nachkommenschaft Prajāpatis und darum die Vorzüglichsten. Diese Welten gehören wahrlich uns. Was sind die Götter vor uns? Und was sind die Zweimalgeborenen, die Brahmanen?“
Word by Word
virocanaḥVirocana
virocanaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootvirocana
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
TypeVerb
Rootvac
FormPerfect, 3, Singular
prājāpatyāḥdescended from Prajāpati / belonging to Prajāpati
prājāpatyāḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootprājāpatya
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
tubut/indeed
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu
vaiindeed/verily
vai:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai
śreṣṭhāḥbest, foremost
śreṣṭhāḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootśreṣṭha
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
vayamwe
vayam:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
keśiniO Keśinī
keśini:
TypeNoun
Rootkeśinī
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
sattamāḥmost excellent
sattamāḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootsattama
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
asmākamof us / our
asmākam:
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
khaluindeed, surely
khalu:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkhalu
imethese
ime:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootidam
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
lokāḥworlds/realms
lokāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootloka
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
kewho?/what sort of?
ke:
TypePronoun
Rootkim
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
devāḥgods
devāḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootdeva
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
kewho?/what sort of?
ke:
TypePronoun
Rootkim
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
dvijātayaḥtwice-born (Brahmins etc.)
dvijātayaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootdvijāti
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
विरोचन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes