Shloka 26
Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya
Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City
Devanagari script
विराटराजं रमयन् सामात्यं सहबान्धवम् | नच मां वेत्स्यते कश्चित् तोषयिष्ये च तं नूपम्
Translation
“I will delight King Virāṭa—together with his ministers and kinsmen—by the game of dice. In this guise no one will recognize me, and I shall keep that lord of the Matsyas well satisfied.”
Word by Word
विराटराजम्King Virata
विराटराजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविराटराज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रमयन्delighting/pleasing
रमयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootरम्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सामात्यम्together with (his) ministers
सामात्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसामात्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सहtogether with
सह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
बान्धवम्kinsmen/relatives
बान्धवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबान्धव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
वेत्स्यतेwill know/recognize
वेत्स्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormSimple Future (लृट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कश्चित्anyone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तोषयिष्येI shall satisfy/please
तोषयिष्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormSimple Future (लृट्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नृपम्the king
नृपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes