Shloka 10

अध्याय ६ — युधिष्ठिरस्य वैराग्य-वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनगमनाभिलाषश्च

Chapter 6: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Renunciatory Appeal and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Resolve for the Forest

Devanagari script

भूमिरल्पफला देया विपरीतस्य भारत

Transliteration

bhūmir alpaphalā deyā viparītasya bhārata

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “O Bhārata, even a piece of land that yields little should be granted to one who stands opposed—so that hostility is not fed by deprivation and the path of rightful settlement remains open.”

Word by Word

• भूमिः: land, ground
• भूमिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अल्पफला: having little yield/fruit
• अल्पफला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्पफल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देया: is to be given / should be given
• देया: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दे)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विपरीतस्य: to/for the hostile (one)
• विपरीतस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)