Shloka 55

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

कि पुनर्मोहमासक्तस्तत्र तत्र सहस्रधा । पुत्रेषु राज्यदारेषु पौत्रेष्वपि च बन्धुषु,फिर जो पुत्र, राज्य, पत्नी, पौत्र तथा बन्धु-बान्धवोंमें जहाँ-तहाँ सहस्रों प्रकारसे मोहवश आसक्त हो रहा है, उसकी तो बात ही क्या है?

Transliteration

ki punar moham āsaktas tatra tatra sahasradhā | putreṣu rājyadāreṣu pautreṣv api ca bandhuṣu ||

Translation

“What then need be said of one who, driven by delusion, becomes attached in countless ways—here and there—to sons, to kingship, to wife, to grandsons, and even to kinsmen?”

Word by Word

• किम्: what? (how much more)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्
• Form: interrogative particle (indeclinable use)

• पुनः: again; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: indeclinable

• मोहम्: delusion; infatuation
• मोहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आसक्तः: attached; clinging
• आसक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसक्त
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तत्र: there; in that place/that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable

• तत्र: there and there; here and there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable

• सहस्रधा: a thousandfold; in countless ways
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रधा
• Form: indeclinable

• पुत्रेषु: in/among sons
• पुत्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• राज्य: in kingdom; in sovereignty
• राज्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: neuter, locative, singular (in compound-like coordination)

• दारेषु: in/among wives
• दारेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• पौत्रेषु: in/among grandsons
• पौत्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: indeclinable

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable

• बन्धुषु: in/among kinsmen; relatives
• बन्धुषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhritarashtra
• sons
• kingdom (rājya)
• wife (dārāḥ)
• grandsons
• kinsmen/relatives (bandhu)