Shloka 16
अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः
Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode
Devanagari script
दुर्योधनेन पृथिवी क्षयिता वित्तकारणात् । कोशश्चापि विशीर्णोडसौ धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्मते:,दुर्योधनने धनके लोभसे समस्त भूमण्डलका संहार कराया; किन्तु धन मिलना तो दूर रहा, उस दुर्बुद्धिका अपना खजाना भी खाली हो गया
Transliteration
duryodhanena pṛthivī kṣayitā vittakāraṇāt | kośaś cāpi viśīrṇo 'sau dhārtarāṣṭrasya durmateḥ ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “For the sake of wealth, Duryodhana brought the earth to ruin; and yet that evil-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra ended with his own treasury shattered and emptied. Thus greed, which destroys others, finally destroys the greedy as well.”
Word by Word
दुर्योधनेनby Duryodhana
दुर्योधनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पृथिवीthe earth
पृथिवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
क्षयिताdestroyer / one who caused destruction
क्षयिता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootक्षयितृ (from √क्षि/क्षय्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वित्तकारणात्because of wealth (as the cause)
वित्तकारणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवित्त-कारण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
कोशःtreasury
कोशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
विशीर्णःshattered, wasted, emptied
विशीर्णः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविशीर्ण (from √शॄ/शृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असौthat (he/this man)
असौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/असौ (pronoun)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धार्तराष्ट्रस्यof Dhritarashtra's son (Duryodhana)
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootधार्तराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दुर्मतेःof the evil-minded/foolish one
दुर्मतेः:
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraD
DuryodhanaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraP
Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)K
Kośa (treasury)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes