Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court
Devanagari script
स तु राजा हतामात्यो हतपुत्रो निराश्रय: । कथमासीद्धतैश्वर्यो गान्धारी च यशस्विनी
Translation
Raja Dhṛtarāṣṭra, yang telah kehilangan para menteri dan putra-putranya hingga menjadi tanpa sandaran dan jatuh dari kemegahan, bersama Dewi Gāndhārī yang termasyhur—bagaimanakah mereka menjalani hidup dalam keadaan demikian?
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हत-अमात्यःwhose ministers were slain
हत-अमात्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहतामात्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हत-पुत्रःwhose sons were slain
हत-पुत्रः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निराश्रयःwithout refuge/support
निराश्रयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिराश्रय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
हत-ऐश्वर्यःwhose sovereignty/prosperity was destroyed
हत-ऐश्वर्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहतैश्वर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गान्धारीGandhari
गान्धारी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगान्धारी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यशस्विनीrenowned/glorious
यशस्विनी:
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
जनमेजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes