Shloka 49

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 28: Dharmādharmalakṣaṇa in Āpad

Crisis-Discernment of Right and Wrong

Devanagari script

अपि मे वाचं भाषमाणस्य काव्यां धर्मारामामर्थवतीमहिंस्राम्‌ । अवेक्षेरन्‌ धार्तराष्ट्रा: समक्ष॑ मां च प्राप्त कुरव: पूजयेयु:,मैं वहाँ जाकर शुक्रनीतिके अनुसार धर्म और अर्थसे युक्त ऐसी बातें कहूँगा, जो हिंसावृत्तिको दबानेवाली होंगी। क्या धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्र मेरी उन बातोंपर विचार करेंगे? क्‍या कौरवगण अपने सामने उपस्थित होनेपर मेरा सम्मान करेंगे?

Transliteration

api me vācaṃ bhāṣamāṇasya kāvyāṃ dharmārāmām arthavatīm ahiṃsrām | avekṣeran dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ samakṣaṃ māṃ ca prāpta kuravaḥ pūjayeyuḥ ||

Translation

When I speak—uttering a well-shaped, persuasive message that delights in dharma, is purposeful in artha, and restrains violence—will the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra truly reflect upon my words? And when I arrive before them, will the Kurus honor me in their presence?

Word by Word

• अपि: even; perhaps; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• मे: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• वाचम्: speech; words
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भाषमाणस्य: of (me) speaking
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: शानच् (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• काव्याम्: well-composed; eloquent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मारामाम्: delighting in dharma; dharma-pleasing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्माराम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थवतीम्: meaningful; purposeful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थवत्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अहिंस्राम्: non-violent; not causing harm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंस्र
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अवेक्षेरन्: would consider; would look at; would heed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ईक्ष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Present-system (optative sense), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• धार्तराष्ट्राः: the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धार्तराष्ट्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समक्षम्: in the presence; before
• समक्षम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समक्ष

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

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

• प्राप्तम्: arrived; having come
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरवः: the Kurus
• कुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पूजयेयुः: would honor; would pay respect
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Causative optative (present-system), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, Causative (णिच्): पूजयति

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra / Kauravas)
• Kuravaḥ (Kurus)