Shloka 13
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk
Devanagari script
आश्रमेषु चतुर्ष्वाहुर्दममेवोत्तमं व्रतम् । तस्य लिड़ूं प्रवक्ष्यामि येषां समुदयो दम:
Translation
चारों आश्रमों में दम को ही उत्तम व्रत कहा गया है। जिन पुरुषों में दम का उदय होता है, उनमें प्रकट होने वाले उसके लक्षण मैं बताता हूँ।
Word by Word
आश्रमेषुin the āśramas (stages of life)
आश्रमेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
चतुर्षुin the four
चतुर्षु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
आहुःthey have said / call
आहुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
दमम्self-control
दमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed / alone
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उत्तमम्the best
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
व्रतम्vow / observance
व्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तस्यof that (self-control)
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
लिङ्गम्mark / sign
लिङ्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall declare
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
येषाम्of whom / whose
येषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
समुदयःrise / prosperity / advancement
समुदयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसमुदय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दमःself-control
दमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes