Shloka 38

मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु धर्मात्मा सत्यसंधो युधिष्ठिर: । नैतदस्तीति सक्रोधो भर्त्सयामास राक्षसम्‌,उसके ऐसा कहनेपर धर्मात्मा एवं सत्यप्रतिज्ञ युधिष्ठिरने कुपित हो उस राक्षसको फटकारते हुए कहा--'ऐसा कभी नहीं हो सकता”

Transliteration

evam uktas tu dharmātmā satyasaṃdho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | naitad astīti sa krodho bhartsayāmāsa rākṣasam ||

Translation

When the rākṣasa had spoken thus, Yudhiṣṭhira—righteous at heart and steadfast in truth—grew angry and rebuked him, declaring, “That can never be so.”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यसन्धः: true to his vow / firm in truth
• सत्यसन्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• सक्रोधः: angry / with anger
• सक्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भर्त्सयामास: rebuked / censured
• Type: Verb
• Root: भर्त्स्
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राक्षसम्: the Rakshasa (demon)
• राक्षसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Rākṣasa
• Vidura