Shloka 2
सुरभि–इन्द्रसंवादः
Surabhi–Indra Dialogue as a Governance Exemplar
Devanagari script
भवांश्ष मन्यते साधु यत् कुरूणां महोदयम् । तदेव विदुरो<प्याह भीष्मो द्रोणश्न मां मुने,मुने! आप भी वही उत्तम मानते हैं जो कुरुवंशके महान् अभ्युदयका कारण है। मुने! यही बात विदुर, भीष्म और द्रोणाचार्यने भी मुझे कही है
Transliteration
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | bhavān hi manyate sādhu yat kurūṇāṁ mahodayam | tad eva viduro ’py āha bhīṣmo droṇaś ca māṁ mune ||
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “You indeed judge as best that course which would bring about the great prosperity and uplift of the Kuru line. The very same counsel was also given to me, O sage, by Vidura, Bhīṣma, and Droṇa.”
Word by Word
भवान्you (honored sir)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मन्यतेthinks/considers
मन्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent Indicative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
साधुwell; rightly
साधु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुरूणाम्of the Kurus
कुरूणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
महोदयम्great rise/prosperity
महोदयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहोदय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तत्that (same thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विदुरःVidura
विदुरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
आहsaid
आह:
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (आह)
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्रोणःDrona
द्रोणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
मुनेO sage
मुने:
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraK
Kuru dynasty (Kurūṇām)V
ViduraB
BhīṣmaD
DroṇaT
the sage (mune)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes