Shloka 1
Devanagari script
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका $ “लोक मिलाकर कुल २६६ “लोक हैं।) #द-2ल्5 >> | आह ॥ #* द्विचत्वारिशोड ध्याय: अभिमन्युके पीछे जानेवाले पाण्डवोंको जयद्रथका वरके प्रभावसे रोक देना धृतराष्ट उवाच बालमत्यन्तसुखिनं स्वबाहुबलदर्पितम् । युद्धेषु कुशलं वीरं कुलपुत्र॑ तनुत्यजम्
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “That young man, supremely happy in life, proud of the strength of his own arms—skilled in wars, a heroic son of noble lineage, ready to lay down his life…”
Word by Word
धृतराष्ट्रःDhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
बालम्the boy (youth)
बालम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अत्यन्तसुखिनम्exceedingly happy
अत्यन्तसुखिनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअत्यन्तसुखिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
स्वबाहुबलदर्पितम्made proud by the strength of his own arms
स्वबाहुबलदर्पितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वबाहुबलदर्पित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
युद्धेषुin battles
युद्धेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
कुशलम्skilled
कुशलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वीरम्hero
वीरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुलपुत्रम्son of a noble family
कुलपुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुलपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तनुत्यजम्one who gives up his body (life), self-sacrificing
तनुत्यजम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतनुत्यज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes