Shloka 2
Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)
Devanagari script
वक्षित्तु संशयो मे5स्ति तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह । जाते5स्मिन् संशये राजन् नान्यं पृच्छेम कंचन
Transliteration
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
vakṣituṁ saṁśayo me 'sti tan me brūhi pitāmaha |
jāte 'smin saṁśaye rājan nānyaṁ pṛcchema kañcana ||
Translation
युधिष्ठिर बोले—पितामह! मेरे मन में एक संशय है, उसे मैं प्रकट करना चाहता हूँ; आप ही उसका उत्तर बताइए। राजन्! यह संशय उत्पन्न होने पर मैं इसके विषय में किसी और से नहीं पूछूँगा।
Word by Word
वक्तुम्to tell/say
वक्तुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formtumun (infinitive)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेmy/of me
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that (doubt/matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
ब्रूहिtell (you)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (ब्रवीति)
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जातेwhen arisen/when born
जाते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootजात
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
संशयेin (this) doubt
संशये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्यम्another (person)
अन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पृच्छेमI would ask
पृच्छेम:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPresent, Optative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
कञ्चनanyone (at all)
कञ्चन:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकञ्चन (कश्चन)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraP
Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes