Shloka 23

उलूकदूतवाक्यम् / Ulūka’s Message to the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

अपि द्रोणकृपौ वीरौ भीष्मकर्णावथो पुन: । अथवा सर्व एवैते तिष्ठन्तु वसुधाधिपा:

Transliteration

api droṇakṛpau vīrau bhīṣmakarṇāv atho punaḥ | athavā sarva evaite tiṣṭhantu vasudhādhipāḥ ||

Translation

“Biarlah dua kesatria Droṇa dan Kṛpa berdiri (di sana); demikian pula Bhīṣma dan Karṇa. Atau biarlah semua raja ini, para penguasa bumi, tetap hadir.”

Word by Word

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

• द्रोण: Drona
• द्रोण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपौ: Kripa (two persons implied by dual form)
• कृपौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• भीष्म: Bhishma
• भीष्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णौ: Karna (dual form used in coordination)
• कर्णौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अथो: and then/and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ + उ

• पुनः: again/further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• अथवा: or else/alternatively
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तिष्ठन्तु: let (them) stand/remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठति)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वसुधा: of the earth
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अधिपाः: lords/rulers
• अधिपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa
• Kṛpa
• Bhīṣma
• Karṇa
• vasudhādhipāḥ (kings)