Shloka 9

Adhyāya 8 — Vidura’s Return and the Kaurava Counsel (Āraṇyaka-parva)

Devanagari script

अथवायं सुमन्दात्मा वनं गच्छतु ते सुत: । पाण्डवै: सहितो राजन्नेक एवासहायवान्‌,अथवा तुम्हारा यह मन्दबुद्धि पुत्र अकेला ही दूसरे किसी सहायकको लिये बिना पाण्डवोंके साथ वनमें जाय

Transliteration

athavāyaṁ sumandātmā vanaṁ gacchatu te sutaḥ | pāṇḍavaiḥ sahito rājann eka evāsahāyavān ||

Translation

Or else, O king, let this dull-witted son of yours go to the forest together with the Pāṇḍavas—going alone, without any helper or support.

Word by Word

• अथवा: or else
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमन्दात्मा: very dull-minded (one)
• सुमन्दात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमन्दात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छतु: let (him) go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डवैः: with the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• एकः: alone
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• असहायवान्: without any helper
• असहायवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असहायवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• King (rājan)
• the king's son (te sutaḥ)
• Pāṇḍavas
• forest (vana)