Shloka 24

ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्

Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief

Devanagari script

अजानता मया क्षात्रा राज्यलुब्धेन घातित:

Transliteration

ajānātā mayā kṣātrā rājyalubdhena ghātitaḥ

Translation

મારી અજ્ઞાનતાથી—ક્ષાત્રધર્મના આવેગે અને રાજ્યલોભે અંધ બની—મેં મનુષ્યોનો વધ કરાવ્યો.

Word by Word

• अजानता: by (me) not knowing; unknowingly
• अजानता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजानत् (√ज्ञा)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षात्राः: the Kshatriyas; warriors
• क्षात्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षात्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राज्यलुब्धेन: by one greedy for the kingdom
• राज्यलुब्धेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्यलुब्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• घातिताः: were caused to be slain; were killed
• घातिताः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातित (√हन्/घातय्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• rājya (kingdom/sovereignty)