Shloka 9

ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः

Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction

Devanagari script

द्रौपद्या विप्रकर्षण राज्यापहरणेन च । दुःखार्दितानिमान्‌ क्लेशैरनईहहं योक्तुमिहोत्सहे,द्रौपदीके अपमान तथा राज्यके अपहरणके कारण ये दुःखसे पीडित हो रहे हैं, अतः मैं इन्हें (आहार जुटानेका आदेश देकर) अधिक क्लेशमें नहीं डालना चाहता

Transliteration

draupadyā viprakarṣaṇa-rājyāpaharaṇena ca | duḥkhārditān imān kleśair anaihaṁ yoktum ihotsahe ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Because of the outrage done to Draupadī and the seizure of our kingdom, these men are already afflicted by sorrow. Therefore, I do not wish to bind them here to further hardship by imposing additional burdens.”

Word by Word

• द्रौपद्या: by/through (the matter of) Draupadi
• द्रौपद्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• विप्रकर्षणेन: by the dragging/insulting treatment
• विप्रकर्षणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रकर्षण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• राज्य: kingdom
• राज्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपहरणेन: by the taking away/abduction
• अपहरणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपहरण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• दुःख: by sorrow
• दुःख: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अर्दितान्: afflicted/tormented
• अर्दितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्दित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्लेशैः: by hardships/afflictions
• क्लेशैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनैह: here/now (as used in this reading)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनैह

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• योक्तुम्: to yoke/assign/engage
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• उत्सहे: I am able / I dare / I undertake
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Atmanepada, Indicative

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Draupadī
• the Pāṇḍavas (implied by 'these men')
• the kingdom (rājya)