Shloka 21
सभा-पर्यवसान-प्रस्थानवचनम् | Counsel at the Point of Departure
Devanagari script
युधिष्ठिरस्तु प्रश्नेडस्मिन् प्रमाणमिति मे मतिः । अजितां वा जितां वेति स्वयं व्याहर्तुमहति,ये द्रोणाचार्य आदि वृद्ध एवं धर्मज्ञ पुरुष भी सिर लटकाये शून्य शरीरसे इस प्रकार बैठे हैं; मानो निष्प्राण हो गये हों। मेरी राय यह है कि इस प्रश्नका निर्णय करनेके लिये धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर ही सबसे प्रामाणिक व्यक्ति हैं। तुम जीती गयी हो या नहीं? यह बात स्वयं इन्हें बतलानी चाहिये
Transliteration
yudhiṣṭhirastu praśne 'smin pramāṇam iti me matiḥ | ajitāṃ vā jitāṃ veti svayaṃ vyāhartum arhati ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “In this matter of dispute, my judgment is that Yudhiṣṭhira is the decisive authority. Whether she has not been won or has been won—he himself is the one fit to declare it.”
Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
प्रश्नेin the question
प्रश्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रमाणम्authority/decisive proof
प्रमाणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/that (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मेmy/of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive, Singular
मतिःopinion/view
मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अजिताम्unconquered/not won
अजिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
जिताम्conquered/won
जिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
स्वयम्oneself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
व्याहर्तुम्to utter/declare
व्याहर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-आ-हृ (धातु)
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
अर्हतिis fit/ought
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह् (धातु)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaY
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes