Shloka 283

कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च

Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve

Devanagari script

नृपतेर्भग्नसक्थस्य श्रुत्वा तादृगू वच: पुनः । “टूटी जाँघवाले राजा दुर्योधनकी वैसी बात पुनः सुनकर किस निष्ठुरके भी नेत्रोंसे आँसू नहीं बह चलेगा?

Transliteration

nṛpater bhagnasakthasya śrutvā tādṛg vacaḥ punaḥ |

Translation

Mendengar kembali kata-kata semacam itu dari Raja Duryodhana yang pahanya telah remuk, siapa—bahkan yang paling keras hati—yang tidak akan meneteskan air mata?

Word by Word

• नृपतेः: of the king
• नृपतेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भग्न-सक्थस्य: whose thigh is broken
• भग्न-सक्थस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्नसक्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तादृक्: such (of that kind)
• तादृक्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa
• Duryodhana