Shloka 29

Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira

Sabhā-parva 51

Devanagari script

रसान्‌ गन्धांश्व विविधान्‌ रत्नानि च सहस्रश: । बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिता:

Transliteration

rasān gandhāṁś ca vividhān ratnāni ca sahasraśaḥ | baliṁ ca kṛtsnam ādāya dvāri tiṣṭhanti vāritāḥ ||

Translation

Bringing delicacies and fragrances of many kinds, and jewels by the thousand, and bearing the whole tribute, they stand at the gate—held back, not permitted to enter.

Word by Word

• रसान्: tastes/juices (flavors)
• रसान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गन्धान्: fragrances/smells
• गन्धान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रत्नानि: gems/jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सहस्रशः: by thousands; in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

• बलिम्: tribute/offering
• बलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृत्स्नम्: entire/whole
• कृत्स्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• द्वारि: at the door/gate
• द्वारि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तिष्ठन्ति: they stand
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Present, Lat, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वारिताः: restrained/forbidden (kept back)
• वारिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past Passive Participle (kta)

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
• बलि (tribute)
• रत्न (jewels/gems)
• द्वार (gate/door)