Shloka 18

Śakuni–Duryodhana-saṃvāda: Dyūta-yojanā (Śakuni and Duryodhana on Planning the Dice-Game)

Devanagari script

धनुर्धराणां प्रवरं रुक्मिणं पुरुषोत्तमम्‌ अतिक्रम्य महावीरय॑ कि प्रशंससि केशवम्‌,धनुर्धरोंमें श्रेष्ठ पुरुषरत्न महाबली रुक्मीकी अवहेलना करके तुम केशवकी प्रशंसाके गीत क्‍यों गाते हो?

Transliteration

dhanurdharāṇāṁ pravaraṁ rukmiṇaṁ puruṣottamam atikramya mahāvīrya kiṁ praśaṁsasi keśavam

Translation

Śiśupāla said: “Why do you sing the praises of Keśava after disregarding Rukmī—foremost among bowmen, a supreme man, and a warrior of great might?”

Word by Word

• धनुर्धराणाम्: of bowmen
• धनुर्धराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुर्धर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रवरम्: the foremost
• प्रवरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रुक्मिणम्: Rukmin
• रुक्मिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: the best of men
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अतिक्रम्य: having passed over / disregarding
• अतिक्रम्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• महावीरम्: the great hero
• महावीरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• किम्: why / what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रशंससि: you praise
• प्रशंससि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Second, Singular

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शिशुपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śiśupāla
• Rukmī
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)