Shloka 20
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 85: Āṣṭaka–Yayāti संवादः
Merit-Exhaustion, Rebirth, and the Critique of Pride
Devanagari script
ययातिरुवाच यत् त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्व॑ न प्रयच्छसि । तस्माद् द्रुह्मो प्रियः कामो न ते सम्पत्स्यते क्वचित्,ययाति बोले--ट्रह्मो! तू मेरे हृदयसे उत्पन्न होकर भी अपनी जवानी मुझे नहीं दे रहा है; इसलिये तेरा प्रिय मनोरथ कभी सिद्ध नहीं होगा
Transliteration
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: Yayātir uvāca—yat tvaṃ me hṛdayāj jāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi | tasmād druhmo priyaḥ kāmo na te sampatsyate kvacit ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: King Yayāti said, “Though you were born from my very heart, you do not give me your own youth. Therefore, Druhma, the desire that is dear to you shall never be fulfilled anywhere.”
Word by Word
ययातिःYayati
ययातिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootययाति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
यत्since/that (because)
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद्
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
मेof me / my
मे:
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
हृदयात्from (my) heart
हृदयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
जातःborn
जातः:
TypeAdjective
Rootजात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वयःyouth/age
वयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्वम्your own
स्वम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
प्रयच्छसिyou give/bestow
प्रयच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent, Second, Singular
तस्मात्therefore/from that (reason)
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
द्रुह्मःO Druhma (name/addressed person)
द्रुह्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियःdear/beloved
प्रियः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामःdesire/wish
कामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेyour/of you
ते:
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
सम्पत्स्यतेwill succeed/come to pass
सम्पत्स्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पद्
FormFuture, Third, Singular
क्वचित्ever/anywhere (at any time)
क्वचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित्
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaY
YayātiD
DruhmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes