Shloka 16
Ādi-parva 109: Pāṇḍu’s Forest Hunt and Kiṃdama’s Curse (पाण्डोर्मृगयावृत्तान्तः—किंदमशापः)
Devanagari script
गृहेषु कुरुमुख्यानां पौराणां च नराधिप । दीयतां भुज्यतां चेति वाचो<श्रूयन्त सर्वश:,जनमेजय! कुरुकुलके प्रधान-प्रधान पुरुषों तथा अन्य नगरनिवासियोंके घरोंमें सदा सब ओर यही बात सुनायी देती थी कि “दान दो और अतिथियोंको भोजन कराओ'
Transliteration
gṛheṣu kurumukhyānāṃ paurāṇāṃ ca narādhipa | dīyatāṃ bhujyatāṃ ceti vāco 'śrūyanta sarvaśaḥ janamejaya ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, in the homes of the foremost men of the Kuru line and of the townspeople as well, everywhere one continually heard the same refrain: ‘Give in charity, and feed the guests.’”
Word by Word
गृहेषुin (the) houses
गृहेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
कुरुमुख्यानाम्of the chief Kurus
कुरुमुख्यानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुमुख्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पौराणाम्of the townsmen/citizens
पौराणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपौर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नराधिपO king (lord of men)
नराधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दीयताम्let it be given / give (charity)
दीयताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormImperative, Passive, Third, Singular
भुज्यताम्let it be eaten / let (them) eat (be fed)
भुज्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormImperative, Passive, Third, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
वाचःwords/cries
वाचः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अश्रूयन्तwere heard
अश्रूयन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperfect, Passive, Third, Plural
सर्वशःeverywhere/on all sides
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः
जनमेजयO Janamejaya
जनमेजय:
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaJ
JanamejayaK
Kuru clan (Kuru-kula)C
Citizens/townspeople (paurāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes