Shloka 16

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा बहून्‌ क्लेशान्‌ विचिन्तयन्‌ । सिंहव्याप्रगजाकीर्णामुदीचीं प्रययौ दिशम्‌,तदनन्तर राजा युधिष्ठिर अनेक क्लेशोंका चिन्तन करते हुए सिंह, व्याप्र और हाथियोंसे भरी हुई उत्तर-दिशाकी ओर चल दिये

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bahūn kleśān vicintayan | siṃhavyāpragajākīrṇām udīcīṃ prayayau diśam ||

Translation

Kemudian Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, merenungkan banyak derita yang telah mereka alami, berangkat menuju arah utara yang dipenuhi singa, harimau, dan gajah.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्लेशान्: afflictions, troubles
• क्लेशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विचिन्तयन्: thinking over, reflecting on
• विचिन्तयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिंहव्याघ्रगजाकीर्णाम्: filled with lions, tigers, and elephants
• सिंहव्याघ्रगजाकीर्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह-व्याघ्र-गज-आकीर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उदीचीम्: the northern (direction/region)
• उदीचीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रययौ: went forth, proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• north (udīcī diś)