Shloka 55
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
Devanagari script
द्वाविमौ पुरुषव्याप्र परप्रत्ययकारिणौ । स्त्रियः कामितकामिन्यो लोक: पूजितपूजक:
Translation
Dijo Vidura: «Hay dos clases de personas que caminan fiándose del juicio ajeno: las mujeres que desean al hombre deseado por otras mujeres, y los hombres que rinden homenaje a quien ya es venerado por los demás.»
Word by Word
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इमौthese two
इमौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
पुरुषव्याघ्रO tiger among men (O best of men)
पुरुषव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
परप्रत्ययकारिणौacting on others' trust / relying on others' belief
परप्रत्ययकारिणौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरप्रत्ययकारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
स्त्रियःwomen
स्त्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
कामितकामिन्यःwomen who desire the man desired by another woman
कामितकामिन्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकामितकामिनी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
लोकःpeople / a person (in general)
लोकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पूजितपूजकःone who honors (only) the honored / a worshipper of the worshipped
पूजितपूजकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपूजितपूजक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes