Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

एतच्छुत्वा तु वचन गान्धार्या सहितो<ब्रवीत्‌ । धृतराष्ट्रो महाबाहुः केशवं केशिसूदनम्‌,यह सुनकर गान्धारीसहित महाबाहु धृतराष्ट्रने केशिहन्ता केशवसे कहा--“महाबाहु जनार्दन! आप शीघ्र जाइये और पाण्डवोंकी रक्षा कीजिये। मैं पुनः शीघ्र ही आपसे मिलूँगा'

Transliteration

etac chrutvā tu vacanaṃ gāndhāryā sahito 'bravīt | dhṛtarāṣṭro mahābāhuḥ keśavaṃ keśisūdanam ||

Translation

Hearing these words, Dhṛtarāṣṭra—the mighty-armed king—together with Gāndhārī, addressed Keśava, the slayer of Keśin. He urged Kṛṣṇa to depart at once and protect the Pāṇḍavas, and declared that he would meet him again soon.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral, Non-finite

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गान्धार्या: with Gandhari
• गान्धार्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• केशिसूदनम्: slayer of Keshi
• केशिसूदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशिसूदन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Gāndhārī
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Keśin