Shloka 37

उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः

Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

भोजराजस्य वृद्धस्य दुराचारो हाुनात्मवान्‌ । जीवत: पितुरैश्वर्य हृत्वा मृत्युवशं गत:

Transliteration

bhojarājasya vṛddhasya durācāro hātmavān | jīvataḥ pitur aiśvaryaṃ hṛtvā mṛtyuvaśaṃ gataḥ ||

Translation

The wicked, self-destructive son of the aged king of the Bhojas, having seized the royal power while his father was still alive, fell under the dominion of death.

Word by Word

• भोजराजस्य: of the Bhoja-king
• भोजराजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वृद्धस्य: of the aged (one)
• वृद्धस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दुराचारः: evil conduct; wickedness
• दुराचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुराचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हा: alas!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा

• अनात्मवान्: without self-control; base-minded
• अनात्मवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनात्मवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जीवतः: of (one) living; while (he) was alive
• जीवतः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty; lordship; power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हृत्वा: having taken away; having seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• मृत्युवशम्: into the power of death; death's control
• मृत्युवशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्युवश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गतः: gone; has gone; has fallen (into)
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhojarāja (king of the Bhojas)
• the father (pituḥ)
• the son described as durācāra
• Mṛtyu (Death, personified)