Shloka 24
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint
Devanagari script
नगरं न यथापूर्व तथा राजनिवेशनम् | शिवाश्वाशिवनिर्घोषा दीप्तां सेवन्ति वै दिशम्,“इस नगर तथा राजभवनकी शोभा अब पहले-जैसी नहीं रही। सारी दिशाएँ जलती-सी प्रतीत होती हैं और उनमें अमंगलसूचक शब्द करती हुई गीदड़ियाँ फिर रही हैं
Transliteration
nagaraṁ na yathāpūrva tathā rājaniveśanam | śivāśvāśivanirghoṣā dīptāṁ sevanti vai diśam |
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O King, the city and the royal residence no longer appear as they once did. The quarters seem as though aflame, and jackals—uttering ominous, inauspicious cries—prowl through the directions.”
Word by Word
नगरम्city
नगरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
यथाas, like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
पूर्वम्former(ly), earlier
पूर्वम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाso, thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
राजनिवेशनम्royal residence/palace
राजनिवेशनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजनिवेशन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शिवauspicious
शिव:
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अशिवinauspicious
अशिव:
TypeAdjective
Rootअशिव
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
निर्घोषाःcries/howls (loud sounds)
निर्घोषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्घोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दीप्ताम्blazing, shining
दीप्ताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्त
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सेवन्तिfrequent, resort to
सेवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootसेव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
दिशम्direction/quarter
दिशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
nagara (the city)R
rājaniveśana (royal residence/palace)D
diśaḥ (the directions/quarters)Ś
śivā (jackals)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes