Shloka 17
Devanagari script
न मे कश्चिद् विजानीयान्मुखमद्येति भारत । मुखमालिप्य तेनासौ सहदेवो5पि गच्छति,भारत! “आज इस दुर्दिनमें कोई मेरे मुँहको पहचान न ले” यही सोचकर सहदेव अपने मुँहमें मिट्टी पोतकर जा रहे हैं
Transliteration
na me kaścid vijānīyān mukham adyeti bhārata | mukham ālipya tenāsau sahadevo 'pi gacchati, bhārata ||
Translation
Vidura said: “O Bhārata, let no one recognize my face today.” With this thought, Sahadeva too set out, smearing his face with earth so he might pass unnoticed on this evil day—prudent concealment amid danger and moral disorder.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
कश्चित्someone, anyone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विजानीयात्should recognize / might recognize
विजानीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (वि + ज्ञा)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मुखम्face, mouth
मुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मुखम्face
मुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आलिप्यhaving smeared / having plastered
आलिप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootलिप् (आ + लिप्)
FormAbsolutive (Tumun/ktvā-anta), ल्यप् (gerund) after preverb
तेनwith that (e.g., with mud)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
असौthat (man), he
असौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (pronoun)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहदेवःSahadeva
सहदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
गच्छतिgoes
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraS
SahadevaB
Bhārata (addressee, traditionally Dhṛtarāṣṭra)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes