Shloka 64
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
युधिछिर उवाच पुन: पुनरहं श्रीतुं कथां धर्मसमा श्रयाम् । पुण्यामिच्छामि धर्मज्ञ कथ्यमानां त्वया विभो,युधिष्ठिरे कहा--धर्मज्ञ विभो! आपके द्वारा कही हुई पुण्यमय धर्मकी चर्चा मैं बारंबार सुनना चाहता हूँ
Transliteration
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca punaḥ punar ahaṃ śrotuṃ kathāṃ dharmasamāśrayām | puṇyām icchāmi dharmajña kathyamānāṃ tvayā vibho ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Again and again I wish to hear this discourse that rests upon dharma. O knower of dharma, O mighty one—tell me that sacred account as you have been relating it.”
Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain (repeatedly)
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Nominative, Singular
श्रोतुम्to hear
श्रोतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
कथाम्story, discourse
कथाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकथा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मसमाम्in accordance with dharma / dharma-related
धर्मसमाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मसमा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
श्रयाम्may I resort to / may I take refuge in
श्रयाम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रि (धातु)
FormOptative (Vidhi-liṅ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुण्याम्holy, meritorious
पुण्याम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इच्छामिI desire
इच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु)
FormPresent (Laṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मज्ञO knower of dharma
धर्मज्ञ:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कथ्यमानाम्being told / being narrated
कथ्यमानाम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकथ् (धातु)
FormPresent passive participle (Śāna/मान), Feminine, Accusative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
विभोO mighty one / O lord
विभो:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootविभु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraSandhi Notes