Shloka 51

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

Devanagari script

यदि क्षत्रबन्धूनां स्वधर्ममनुपश्यताम्‌

Transliteration

yadi kṣatrabandhūnāṃ svadharmam anupaśyatām

Translation

Duryodhana said: “If those who are but kinsmen of kṣatriyas—though they claim the warrior’s station—do not truly keep their eyes upon their own duty (svadharma)…”

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• क्षत्रबन्धूनाम्: of the kṣatriya-kinsmen / of those related to kṣatriyas
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रबन्धु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• स्वधर्मम्: one's own duty
• स्वधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुपश्यताम्: of those observing/considering (closely)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√पश्
• Form: Present participle (active), Plural, Masculine, Genitive

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana