Shloka 34
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproof and Vow-Logic: On Dice-Deception, Exile Terms, and the Governance of Anger
Adhyāya 35
Devanagari script
अथवानडुहे राजन् साधवे साधुवाहिने | सौहित्यदानादेतस्मादेनस: प्रतिमुच्यते,राजन्! अथवा अच्छी तरह बोझ ढोनेवाले उत्तम बैलको भरपेट भोजन दे देनेपर इस पापसे आपको छुटकारा मिल सकता है
Transliteration
athavā naḍuhe rājan sādhave sādhuvāhine | sauhityadānād etasmād enasaḥ pratimucyate rājan ||
Translation
Bhīmasena said: “Or else, O King—by giving a full, satisfying feed to a good ox, gentle and well accustomed to bearing loads—you may be released from this sin. Such kindly nourishment serves as an expiation, O King.”
Word by Word
अथवाor else; alternatively
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
अनडुहेto the bull/ox
अनडुहे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअनडुह्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
साधवेto the good (one)
साधवे:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
साधु-वाहिनेto the good carrier/draught-animal
साधु-वाहिने:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु-वाहिन्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
सौहित्य-दानात्from giving satiety/full feeding
सौहित्य-दानात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसौहित्य-दान
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
एतस्मात्from this
एतस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
एनसःfrom sin
एनसः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootएनस्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
प्रतिमुच्यतेis released; is freed
प्रतिमुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति√मुच्
FormPresent, Indicative, Passive, Third, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीमसेन उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīmasenaK
King (rājan)O
Ox (naḍuha)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes