Shloka 34
Vidurā–Putra Saṃvāda: Utsāha, Kīrti, and Kṣātra Resolve
Udyoga-parva 131
Devanagari script
युद्धयस्व राजधर्मेण मा निमज्जी: पितामहान् । मा गम: क्षीणपुण्यस्त्वं सानुज: पापिकां गतिम्,अतः तुम राजधर्मके अनुसार युद्ध करो। कायर बनकर अपने बाप-दादोंका नाम मत डुबाओ और भाइयोंसहित पुण्यसे वंचित होकर पापमयी गतिको न प्राप्त होओ
Transliteration
yudhyasva rājadharmeṇa mā nimajjīḥ pitāmahān | mā gamaḥ kṣīṇapuṇyas tvaṃ sānujaḥ pāpikāṃ gatim ||
Translation
Vāyu said: “Fight in accordance with the kingly duty (rājadharma). Do not, through cowardice, bring disgrace upon your forefathers. Do not, together with your brothers, fall into a sinful end, deprived of merit.”
Word by Word
युद्धयस्वfight (you should fight)
युद्धयस्व:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormLoṭ, Ātmanepada, 2, Singular
राजधर्मेणby/according to the duty of a king
राजधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
निमज्जीःsink / bring down (i.e., disgrace)
निमज्जीः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनिमज्ज्
FormLoṭ (prohibitive with मा), Parasmaipada, 2, Singular
पितामहान्the forefathers / grandfathers
पितामहान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
गमःgo / attain
गमः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormLoṭ (prohibitive with मा), Parasmaipada, 2, Singular
क्षीणपुण्यःdeprived of merit (with exhausted merit)
क्षीणपुण्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षीणपुण्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormNominative, Singular
सानुजःtogether with (your) younger brothers
सानुजः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसानुज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पापिकाम्sinful
पापिकाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपापिका
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गतिम्state/way/destination
गतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)F
forefathers/ancestors (pitāmahāḥ)B
brothers (anujāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes