Shloka 3
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproof and Vow-Logic: On Dice-Deception, Exile Terms, and the Governance of Anger
Adhyāya 35
Devanagari script
निमेषादपि कौन्तेय यस्यायुरपचीयते । सूच्येवाञ्जनचूर्णस्य किमिति प्रतिपालयेत्,किंतु कुन्तीकुमार! सलाईसे थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके उठाये जानेवाले अंजनचूर्ण (सुरमे)-की भाँति एक-एक निमेषमें जिसकी आयु क्षीण हो रही है, वह क्षणभंगुर मानव समयकी प्रतीक्षा क्या कर सकता है?
Translation
Oh hijo de Kuntī, la vida de un hombre se consume incluso en un parpadeo, como el polvo de colirio que una aguja va levantando grano a grano. ¿Cómo, entonces, podría un ser tan fugaz ponerse a esperar al tiempo?
Word by Word
निमेषात्from a wink/moment
निमेषात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनिमेष
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कौन्तेयO son of Kunti
कौन्तेय:
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
आयुःlife-span
आयुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अपचीयतेdiminishes/is reduced
अपचीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootअप + चि
FormPresent, Atmanepada (Passive-like in sense), Third, Singular
सूचिa needle
सूचि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूचि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अञ्जनचूर्णस्यof collyrium-powder
अञ्जनचूर्णस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअञ्जनचूर्ण
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रतिपालयेत्should wait/expect
प्रतिपालयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति + पाल्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
Speaker
भीमसेन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes