Shloka 21

Droṇa–Vidura–Gāndhārī Counsel in the Royal Assembly (धर्मार्थयुक्ता सभा-उपदेश-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

“राजन! सत्यवतीके गर्भसे कुरुकुलका भार वहन करनेवाले धर्मात्मा महाबाहु श्रीमान्‌ विचित्रवीर्य उत्पन्न हुए, जो मेरे छोटे भाई थे

Transliteration

rājan! satyavatyāṃ garbhase kurukulakā bhāra-vahanaṃ kurvantaḥ dharmātmā mahābāhuḥ śrīmān vicitravīrya utpannāḥ, yo me laghu-bhrātā āsīt.

Translation

Vāyu berkata: “Wahai Raja, dari rahim Satyavatī lahirlah Vichitravīrya yang mulia—berjiwa dharma dan berlengan perkasa—yang memanggul beban wangsa Kuru. Dialah adikku.”

Word by Word

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सत्यवत्याः: of Satyavatī
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• गर्भात्: from the womb
• गर्भात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• कुरुकुलस्य: of the Kuru lineage
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुकुल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भारम्: burden
• भारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वहन: bearing/carrying
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Shatru (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: illustrious, prosperous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विचित्रवीर्यः: Vichitravīrya (name)
• विचित्रवीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचित्रवीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्पन्नः: was born/produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद्
• Form: Kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• लघु: younger
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्राता: brother
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Satyavatī
• Vichitravīrya
• Kuru dynasty (Kurukula)
• King (addressed listener)