Shloka 38

Rājasūyābhiṣeka-darśana: Duryodhana’s Observation of the Consecration

Devanagari script

अहमक्षेष्वभिज्ञात: पृथिव्यामपि भारत । हृदयज्ञ: पणज्ञश्न विशेषज्ञश्न देवने

Transliteration

aham akṣeṣv abhijñātaḥ pṛthivyām api bhārata | hṛdayajñaḥ paṇajñaś ca viśeṣajñaś ca devane ||

Translation

Duryodhana dit : «Ô Bhārata, je suis renommé sur cette terre comme maître des dés. Je sais lire le cœur de l’adversaire, je comprends les enjeux, et je suis versé dans toutes les subtilités du jeu.»

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अक्षेषु: in dice (game)/at dice
• अक्षेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अभिज्ञातः: well-known/renowned
• अभिज्ञातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिज्ञात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth/in the world
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हृदयज्ञः: knower of hearts
• हृदयज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदयज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पणज्ञः: knower of stakes/wagers
• पणज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पणज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशेषज्ञः: expert/specialist
• विशेषज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशेषज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवने: in gambling/in play (with dice)
• देवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Bhārata (addressee)