Shloka 52

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

त्वं चैव कुरुशार्टूल गान्धारी च यशस्विनी

Transliteration

tvaṃ caiva kuruśārṭūla gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “And you too, O tiger among the Kurus, and the illustrious Gāndhārī as well …”

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कुरुशार्दूल: O tiger among the Kurus (best of the Kurus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुशार्दूल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• गान्धारी: Gandhari
• गान्धारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यशस्विनी: renowned/glorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kuru (lineage)
• Gāndhārī