Shloka 2

Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk

Devanagari script

वयं च तेडपि तुल्या वै वीर्येण च पराक्रमै: । समेन वयसा चैव प्रातिभेन श्रुतेन च

Transliteration

vayaṃ ca teḍ api tulyā vai vīryeṇa ca parākramaiḥ | samena vayasā caiva prātibhena śrutena ca

Translation

Duryodhana declares: “We and they are equal in strength and martial prowess, and alike as well in age, native ability, and learning.”

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

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

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तुल्याः: equal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वीर्येण: by strength/valor
• वीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• पराक्रमैः: by exploits/heroic deeds
• पराक्रमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समेन: by equal (i.e., same)
• समेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वयसा: by age
• वयसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• एव: just/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रातिभेन: by talent/quick intelligence
• प्रातिभेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रातिभ
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रुतेन: by learning/what is heard (scriptural knowledge)
• श्रुतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana