Shloka 2
Devanagari script
धृतराष्ट उवाच कथं गच्छति कौन्तेयो धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । भीमसेन: सव्यसाची माद्रीपुत्रोी च पाण्डवौ,धृतराष्ट्र बोले--विदुर! कुन्तीनन्दन धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर किस प्रकार जा रहे हैं? भीमसेन, अर्जुन, नकुल और सहदेव--ये चारों पाण्डव भी किस प्रकार यात्रा करते हैं?
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Vidura, how does Kuntī’s son Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, depart? And how do Bhīmasena, Savyasācī (Arjuna), and Mādrī’s two sons—Nakula and Sahadeva—those four Pāṇḍavas, fare upon the road?”
Word by Word
धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
कथम्how
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
गच्छतिgoes / proceeds
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular
कौन्तेयःson of Kunti (Yudhishthira)
कौन्तेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मपुत्रःson of Dharma
धर्मपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhishthira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भीमसेनःBhimasena
भीमसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सव्यसाचीAmbidextrous archer (Arjuna)
सव्यसाची:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसव्यसाचिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माद्रीपुत्रःson of Madri (Nakula/Sahadeva)
माद्रीपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाद्रीपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पाण्डवौthe two Pandavas (Nakula and Sahadeva)
पाण्डवौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes