Shloka 4

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्र रवाच अशोच्यत्वं कुतस्तेषां येषां वैरं भविष्यति । पाण्डवैर्युद्धशौण्डैर्हि बलवद्धिर्महारथै:,धृतराष्ट्रने कहा--जिन लोगोंका युद्धकुशल बलवान्‌ महारथी पाण्डवोंसे वैर होगा, वे शोकमग्न हुए बिना कैसे रह सकते हैं?

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca: aśocyatvaṃ kutaḥ teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ vairaṃ bhaviṣyati | pāṇḍavair yuddhaśauṇḍair hi balavaddhir mahārathaiḥ ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “How could those men be free from grief—those who are destined to incur enmity with the Pāṇḍavas, mighty and battle-hardened great chariot-warriors? To oppose such warriors cannot but lead to sorrow.”

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• अशोच्यत्वम्: non-grievability; being not to be lamented
• अशोच्यत्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोच्यत्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कुतः: whence? how? why?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः

• तेषाम्: of those (people)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• येषाम्: of whom
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वैरम्: enmity
• वैरम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future, 3rd, Singular

• पाण्डवैः: by/with the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युद्धशौण्डैः: by those proud/ardent in battle
• युद्धशौण्डैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धशौण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• बलवद्भिः: by the strong
• बलवद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महारथैः: by great chariot-warriors
• महारथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas