Shloka 6

Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match

Devanagari script

उत्तरेभ्य: कुरुभ्यश्षाप्पपोढं माल्यमम्बुभि: । उत्तरादपि कैलासादोषधी: सुमहाबला:

Transliteration

uttarebhyaḥ kurubhyaḥ śāpāpohḍhaṃ mālyam ambubhiḥ | uttarād api kailāsād oṣadhīḥ sumahābalāḥ ||

Translation

Duryodhana berkata: “Dari Kuru di utara datang sebuah rangkaian bunga, dibersihkan dari segala kutuk oleh air suci; dan dari sisi utara Gunung Kailāsa datang tumbuh-tumbuhan obat yang amat berdaya. Di negeri-negeri utara yang jauh itu, keajaiban semacam ini memang termasyhur.”

Word by Word

• उत्तरेभ्यः: from the northern
• उत्तरेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• कुरुभ्यः: from the Kurus
• कुरुभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• शाप: by a curse
• शाप: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपोढम्: removed, taken away
• अपोढम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपोढ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माल्यम्: garland
• माल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अम्बुभिः: with waters
• अम्बुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उत्तरात्: from the north
• उत्तरात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कैलासात्: from (Mount) Kailāsa
• कैलासात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• ओषधीः: herbs, medicinal plants
• ओषधीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सुमहाबलाः: very powerful
• सुमहाबलाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहाबल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Uttara-Kuru (northern Kurus)
• Mount Kailāsa
• garland (mālya)
• waters (ambu)
• medicinal herbs (oṣadhi)