Shloka 22

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

ये स्मरन्ति महादेवि न च सीदन्ति ते नरा: । त्वं कीर्ति: श्रीर्धति: सिद्धिद्नोर्विद्या संततिर्मति:

Transliteration

ye smaranti mahādevi na ca sīdanti te narāḥ | tvaṁ kīrtiḥ śrīr dhṛtiḥ siddhir jñānaṁ vidyā santatir matiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O große Göttin, die Männer, die deiner gedenken, versinken nicht in Verzweiflung. Du bist ihr Ruhm und ihr Gedeihen, ihr standhafter Mut und ihr Erfolg; du bist Wissen und Gelehrsamkeit, Geschlecht und Fortbestand, und die Kraft rechten Urteils.“

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्मरन्ति: remember
• स्मरन्ति: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सीदन्ति: sink; become dejected; fail
• Type: Verb
• Root: सद्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीः: prosperity; fortune
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतिः: steadfastness; courage
• धृतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धिः: success; accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विद्या: knowledge; learning
• विद्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संततिः: progeny; lineage; continuity
• संततिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मतिः: intellect; understanding
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahādevī (the Great Goddess)