Shloka 3
Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy
Devanagari script
संदेह: सुमहानेष विरुद्ध इति मे मतिः । इह यः सहधर्मों वै प्रेत्यायं विहितः क्व नु
Transliteration
saṁdehaḥ sumahān eṣa viruddha iti me matiḥ | iha yaḥ sahadharmo vai pretyāyaṁ vihitaḥ kva nu ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Keraguan besar timbul dalam benakku, dan ajaran ini tampak saling bertentangan. ‘Sahadharma’ yang ditetapkan di dunia ini—di manakah ia ditetapkan bagi keadaan setelah kematian?”
Word by Word
संदेहःdoubt
संदेहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंदेह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुमहान्very great
सुमहान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहान्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एषthis
एष:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विरुद्धःcontradictory/opposed
विरुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविरुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/that
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मेmy/of me
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मतिःopinion/thought
मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इहhere/in this matter
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
यःwho/which
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहधर्मःshared duty; duty together (with another)
सहधर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
प्रेत्यafter death; having departed
प्रेत्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र-इ (इण्)
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विहितःordained/prescribed
विहितः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-धा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
नुindeed/then (interrogative particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes