Shloka 29

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana

Keśava-vākya aftermath

Devanagari script

स त्वं विरुध्य तैवीरिरन्ये भ्यस्त्राणमिच्छसि । अशिष्टेभ्यो5समर्थे भ्यो मूढेभ्यो भरतर्षभ,“भरतश्रेष्ठ) तुम उन वीर पाण्डवोंसे विरोध करके दूसरे अशिष्ट, असमर्थ और मूढ़ मनुष्योंसे अपनी रक्षा चाहते हो

Transliteration

sa tvaṁ virudhya tair vīrair anyebhyaḥ trāṇam icchasi | aśiṣṭebhyo 'samarthebhyo mūḍhebhyo bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai yang termulia di antara keturunan Bharata, engkau memusuhi para Pāṇḍava yang gagah itu, namun justru mengharap perlindungan dari orang lain—yang tak beradab, tak cakap, dan dungu.”

Word by Word

सःhe/that (you)

त्वम्you

विरुध्यhaving opposed / opposing

तैःwith/by those

वीरैःheroes/warriors

अन्येभ्यःfrom others

त्राणम्protection

इच्छसिyou desire/seek

अशिष्टेभ्यःfrom the uncultured/ill-mannered

असमर्थेभ्यःfrom the incapable

मूढेभ्यःfrom the deluded/foolish

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bharatarṣabha (addressed person, a Bharata prince/king)

Pāṇḍavas (implied by 'those heroes')

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes