Shloka 3
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Permission for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Forest-Retirement
Devanagari script
यत् तु मामनुशास्तीह भवानद्य हिते स्थित: । कर्तास्मि तन््महीपाल निर्व॒तो भव पार्थिव
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «Ô roi, tout ce que tu m’enseigneras ici aujourd’hui, établi dans mon bien, je l’accomplirai. Ô seigneur de la terre, sois satisfait ; et je t’ai servi comme il convient, sans faute.»
Word by Word
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
अनुशास्तिinstructs/advises
अनुशास्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-शास्
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
हितेin (my) welfare/benefit
हिते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
स्थितःstanding/being situated (engaged)
स्थितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (स्थित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
कर्तास्मिI shall do / I will carry out
कर्तास्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ; अस्
FormPeriphrastic Future (Lुट्), 1, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative, कर्ता (Lुट् periphrastic future base) + अस्मि
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महीपालO king (protector of the earth)
महीपाल:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपाल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
निर्वृतःcontent/satisfied
निर्वृतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्वृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवbe (become)
भव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
पार्थिवO king/sovereign
पार्थिव:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, 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