Shloka 14
याज्ञसेनी-प्रश्नः
Draupadī’s Question in the Assembly
Devanagari script
आयतिं च तदात्वं च उभे सद्यो व्यनाशयत् । तदर्थकामस्तद्वत् त्वं मा द्रुह: पाण्डवान् नूप
Translation
Vidura said: “Thus, in his greed for that wealth, by killing those birds he immediately destroyed both present and future gains. O King, in the same way, do not betray the Pāṇḍavas out of greed to seize all their riches.”
Word by Word
आयतिम्future (benefit)
आयतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तदात्वम्present (immediate benefit)
तदात्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतदात्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उभेboth (of them)
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
सद्यःimmediately
सद्यः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसद्यः
व्यनाशयत्destroyed / caused to perish
व्यनाशयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नश् (णिच्)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अर्थकामःdesirous of gain/wealth
अर्थकामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तद्वत्likewise / in the same way
तद्वत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्वत्
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
द्रुहःbetray / be hostile
द्रुहः:
TypeVerb
Rootद्रुह्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes