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Shloka 2

Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)

वक्षित्तु संशयो मे5स्ति तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह । जाते5स्मिन्‌ संशये राजन्‌ नान्यं पृच्छेम कंचन,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--सम्पूर्ण शास्त्रोंके विधानके ज्ञाता तथा राजधर्मके दिद्वानोंमें श्रेष्ठ पितामह! आप इस भूमण्डलमें सम्पूर्ण संशयोंका सर्वथा निवारण करनेके लिये प्रसिद्ध हैं। मेरे हृदयमें एक संशय और है, उसका मेरे लिये समाधान कीजिये। राजन्‌! इस उत्पन्न हुए संशयके विषयमें मैं दूसरे किसीसे नहीं पूछूँगा

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

vakṣituṁ saṁśayo me 'sti tan me brūhi pitāmaha |

jāte 'smin saṁśaye rājan nānyaṁ pṛcchema kañcana ||

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “I have a doubt that I wish to express; tell me the answer, O Grandfather. Now that this doubt has arisen, O King, I will not question anyone else about it.”

वक्तुम्to tell/say
वक्तुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formtumun (infinitive)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेmy/of me
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that (doubt/matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (you)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (ब्रवीति)
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जातेwhen arisen/when born
जाते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootजात
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
संशयेin (this) doubt
संशये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यम्another (person)
अन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पृच्छेमI would ask
पृच्छेम:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPresent, Optative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
कञ्चनanyone (at all)
कञ्चन:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकञ्चन (कश्चन)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
P
Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)