Shloka 4
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
Devanagari script
तद् वै पिपीलिकं नाम उद्धृतं यत् पिपीलिकै: । जातरूपं द्रोणमेयमहार्षु: पुज्जशो नृपा:
Transliteration
tad vai pipīlikaṃ nāma uddhṛtaṃ yat pipīlikaiḥ | jātarūpaṃ droṇam eyaṃ mahārṣuḥ puñjaśo nṛpāḥ ||
Translation
Duryodhana said: “This is indeed what is called ‘pipīlika’—that which has been carried up by ants. Here is a trough-like heap of gold, gathered in piles, O kings—(a marvel) brought forth through the power of the great sage.”
Word by Word
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पिपीलिकम्ant (as a name/term)
पिपीलिकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपिपीलिका
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नामby name
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
उद्धृतम्was lifted up / extracted
उद्धृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-√हृ
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पिपीलिकैःby ants
पिपीलिकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपिपीलिका
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
जातरूपम्gold
जातरूपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजातरूप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
द्रोणम्a drona-measure (a vessel/measure)
द्रोणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एयम्this
एयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आहुःthey said / they call
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Root√अह् (ब्रू/वद्-अर्थे)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
ऋषयःsages
ऋषयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुञ्जशःin heaps / in piles
पुञ्जशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुञ्जशस्
नृपाःkings
नृपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaA
ants (pipīlikāḥ)G
gold (jātarūpa)G
great sage (mahārṣi)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes