Shloka 18

Devanagari script

नाहं मनांस्याददेयं मार्गे सत्रीणामिति प्रभो । पांसूलिप्तसर्वाड्रो नकुलस्तेन गच्छति,प्रभो! “मार्ममें मैं स्त्रियोंका चित्त न चुरा लूँ" इस भयसे नकुल अपने सारे अंगोंमें धूल लगाकर यात्रा करते हैं

Transliteration

nāhaṃ manāṃsy ādadeyaṃ mārge strīṇām iti prabho | pāṃsulipta-sarvāṅgo nakulas tena gacchati, prabho ||

Translation

Vidura said: “O lord, I would not, while travelling on the road, steal away the hearts of women.” Therefore Nakula goes on his journey with all his limbs smeared with dust—so he may not become a cause of temptation or disturbance to others, and may keep his conduct restrained.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• मनांसि: minds, hearts
• मनांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• आददेयम्: might take away, might steal
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: optative (vidhiliṅ), 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• मार्गे: on the road, while travelling
• मार्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: feminine, genitive, plural

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पांसूलिप्तसर्वाङ्गः: whose whole body is smeared with dust
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पांसु-लिप्त-सर्वाङ्ग
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तेन: therefore, by that (reason)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• गच्छति: goes, travels
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: present (laṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Nakula