Shloka 27

Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris

Udyoga-parva 94

Devanagari script

तैरेवोपार्जितां भूमिं भोक्ष्यसे च परंतप । यदि सम्पत्स्यसे पुत्रै: सहामात्यैर्नराधिप,शत्रुसंतापी नरेश! यदि आप मन्त्रियोंसहित अपने समस्त पुत्रों (पाण्डवों और कौरवों)- से मिलकर रहेंगे तो उन्हींके द्वारा जीती हुई इस पृथ्वीका राज्य भोगेंगे

Transliteration

tairevopārjitāṃ bhūmiṃ bhokṣyase ca paraṃtapa | yadi sampatsyase putraiḥ sahāmātyair narādhipa ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai penakluk musuh, bila engkau hidup rukun bersama putra-putramu, beserta para menterimu, maka engkau akan menikmati kedaulatan atas bumi ini—yang dimenangkan oleh putra-putra itu sendiri.”

Word by Word

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• उपार्जिताम्: acquired/earned
• उपार्जिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपार्जित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भूमिम्: the earth/kingdom
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भोक्ष्यसे: you will enjoy/possess
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 2, Singular, Ātmanepada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• सम्पत्स्यसे: you will come together/agree
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 2, Singular, Ātmanepada

• पुत्रैः: with (your) sons
• पुत्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अमात्यैः: with ministers/counsellors
• अमात्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नराधिप: O king/lord of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• narādhipa (the king addressed, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in context)
• putrāḥ (sons: Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas in the broader narrative)
• amātyāḥ (ministers/counsellors)
• bhūmi (the kingdom/earth)