Shloka 9

धृतराष्ट्रस्य बलाबलचिन्ता

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Strength and Preference for Śama

Devanagari script

जातिगृद्धयाभिपन्नाश्न पाण्डवानामनेकश: । धर्मादय: समेष्यन्ति समाहूता दिवौकस:,“इसके सिवा पाण्डवोंका जन्म अनेक देवताओंसे हुआ है, इसलिये वे धर्म आदि देवता युधिष्ठिर आदिके बुलानेपर उनकी सहायताके लिये अवश्य पधारेंगे

Transliteration

jātigṛddhyābhipannāś ca pāṇḍavānām anekaśaḥ | dharmādayaḥ sameṣyanti samāhūtā divaukasaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Moved by attachment to their own lineage and bonds of kinship, the gods connected with the Pāṇḍavas in many ways—Dharma and the others, the heavenly beings—will surely assemble when summoned, coming to aid Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers.

Word by Word

• जाति: by birth/origin
• जाति: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• गृद्धया: by greed
• गृद्धया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिपन्नाः: overcome/possessed (by)
• अभिपन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-√पद (अभिपन्न)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अनेकशः: in many ways / many times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस्

• धर्मादयः: Dharma and others (gods)
• धर्मादयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-आदि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समेष्यन्ति: will come together / will arrive
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√इ (समेष्यति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural

• समाहूताः: having been summoned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√ह्वा (समाहूत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिवौकसः: the dwellers in heaven; gods
• दिवौकसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्-ओकस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dharma (deity)
• Divaukasaḥ (the gods/heavenly beings)
• Yudhiṣṭhira