Shloka 36
सुरभि–इन्द्रसंवादः
Surabhi–Indra Dialogue as a Governance Exemplar
Devanagari script
मैत्रेय उवाच शमं यास्यति चेत् पुत्रस्तव राजन् यदा तदा । शापो न भविता तात विपरीते भविष्यति,मैत्रेयजीने कहा--राजन्! जब तुम्हारा पुत्र शान्ति धारण करेगा (पाण्डवोंसे वैर- विरोध न करके मेल-मिलाप कर लेगा), तब यह शाप इसपर लागू न होगा। तात! यदि इसने विपरीत बर्ताव किया तो यह शाप इसे अवश्य भोगना पड़ेगा
Transliteration
maitreya uvāca | śamaṃ yāsyati cet putras tava rājan yadā tadā | śāpo na bhavitā tāta viparīte bhaviṣyati ||
Translation
Maitreya said: “O King, whenever your son truly comes to peace—abandoning hostility and choosing reconciliation—then this curse will not take effect upon him. But, dear one, if he acts in the opposite way, the curse will surely come to pass.”
Word by Word
मैत्रेयःMaitreya
मैत्रेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमैत्रेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular
शमम्peace, calm
शमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यास्यतिwill go/attain
यास्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 3, Singular
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
शापःcurse
शापः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भविताwill be
भविता:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPeriphrastic Future (Luṭ), 3, Singular
तातdear one/son (term of address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विपरीतेin the opposite case/otherwise
विपरीते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविपरीत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भविष्यतिwill be
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 3, Singular
Speaker
मैत्रेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MaitreyaK
King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)T
the king's son (Duryodhana, implied)C
curse (śāpa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes