Shloka 32
दुर्योधनस्य बलिवर्णनम् — Duryodhana’s Description of Tribute at the Rājasūya
Devanagari script
को हि नाम पुमॉल्लोके मर्षयिष्यति सत्त्ववान् । सपत्नानृद्धयतो दृष्टवा हीनमात्मानमेव च,संसारमें कौन ऐसा शक्तिशाली पुरुष होगा, जो शत्रुओंकी वृद्धि और अपनी हीन दशा होती देखकर भी चुपचाप सहन कर लेगा
Transliteration
ko hi nāma pumāṁl loke marṣayiṣyati sattvavān | sapatnān ṛddhayato dṛṣṭvā hīnam ātmānam eva ca ||
Translation
Duryodhana said: “For who in this world—any man of strength and spirit—could possibly endure in silence, after seeing his rivals prosper and himself reduced to a lesser state?”
Word by Word
कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नामever/at all (emphatic particle)
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
पुमान्man
पुमान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
मर्षयिष्यतिwill endure/tolerate
मर्षयिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootमृष्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सत्त्ववान्possessed of strength/valor
सत्त्ववान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्त्ववत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सपत्नान्rivals/enemies
सपत्नान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसपत्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ऋद्धयतःprospering/increasing
ऋद्धयतः:
TypeVerb
Rootऋध्यत्
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)
हीनम्inferior/abased
हीनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहीन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आत्मानम्oneself
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaR
rivals (sapatna)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes