Shloka 42

Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration

Devanagari script

अयमुत्सहते राजज्छियमाहर्तुमक्षवित्‌ । द्यूतेन पाण्डुपुत्रस्य तदनुज्ञातुमहसि,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! शकुनिके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा दुर्योधनने तुरंत ही धृतराष्ट्रसे इस प्रकार कहा--'राजन्‌! ये अक्षविद्याका मर्म जाननेवाले हैं और जूएके द्वारा पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिरकी राजलक्ष्मीका अपहरण कर लेनेका उत्साह रखते हैं; अतः इसके लिये इन्हें आज्ञा दीजिये”

Transliteration

ayam utsahate rājan chriyam āhartum akṣavit | dyūtena pāṇḍuputrasya tad anu-jñātum arhasi vaiśampāyana uvāca ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, this expert in dice is eager to seize the royal fortune of Pāṇḍu’s son through gambling. Therefore, you ought to grant him permission for it.”

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्सहते: is able / ventures
• उत्सहते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्रियम्: royal fortune / prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आहर्तुम्: to take away / to seize
• आहर्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अक्षवित्: knower of dice (expert in gambling)
• अक्षवित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षवित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्यूतेन: by gambling / by dice-play
• द्यूतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पाण्डुपुत्रस्य: of the son of Pाण्डु (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डुपुत्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that (act/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुज्ञातुम्: to permit / to authorize
• अनुज्ञातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you should / you are fit (to)
• अर्हसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana
• Śakuni
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍu