Shloka 30

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti

Chapter 50

Devanagari script

तत्र मां प्राहसत्‌ कृष्ण: पार्थेन सह सुस्वरम्‌ | द्रौपदी च सह स्त्रीभिव्यथयन्ती मनो मम,वहाँ श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुनके साथ मेरी ओर देखकर जोर-जोरसे हँसने लगे। स्त्रियोंसहित द्रौपदी भी मेरे हृदयमें चोट पहुँचाती हुई हँस रही थी

Transliteration

tatra māṃ prāhasat kṛṣṇaḥ pārthena saha susvaram | draupadī ca saha strībhir vyathayantī mano mama |

Translation

There, Kṛṣṇa, together with Pārtha (Arjuna), laughed aloud while looking toward me. Draupadī too, along with the other women, laughed in a way that struck at my heart.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: gender: (pronoun), case: accusative, number: singular

• प्राहसत्: laughed (at)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस्
• Form: tense: imperfect (laṅ), person: 3rd, number: singular, voice: parasmaipada

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: gender: masculine, case: nominative, number: singular

• पार्थेन: with Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: gender: masculine, case: instrumental, number: singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: indeclinable (postposition governing instrumental)

• सुस्वरम्: loudly / with a clear (good) voice
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-स्वर
• Form: gender: neuter, case: accusative (adverbial use), number: singular

• द्रौपदी: Draupadi
• द्रौपदी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: gender: feminine, case: nominative, number: singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: indeclinable (postposition governing instrumental)

• स्त्रीभिः: with women
• स्त्रीभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: gender: feminine, case: instrumental, number: plural

• व्यथयन्ती: afflicting / paining
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यथय् (causative of व्यथ्)
• Form: present active participle, feminine nominative singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: gender: neuter, case: accusative, number: singular

• मम: my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: gender: (pronoun), case: genitive, number: singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Draupadī
• women of the court (striyaḥ)