Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

उपर्युपरि शैलस्य गुहा: परमदुर्गमा: । सुदुर्गमांस्ते सुबहूनू सुखेनैवाभिचक्रमु:

Transliteration

uparyupari śailasya guhāḥ paramadurgamāḥ | sudurgamāṃs te subahūnū sukhenāivābhicakramuḥ ||

Translation

Di puncak-puncak gunung terdapat gua-gua yang amat sukar dicapai. Namun mereka menempuh banyak jalur berbahaya itu dengan mudah, terus maju tanpa goyah.

Word by Word

• upari: above
• upari: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari

• upari: above (again); higher and higher
• upari: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari

• śailasya: of the mountain
• śailasya: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• guhāḥ: caves
• guhāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• parama-durgamāḥ: extremely difficult to access
• parama-durgamāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama-durgama
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• su-durgamān: very difficult (places/paths)
• su-durgamān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-durgama
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• te: they
• te: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• su-bahūn: very many
• su-bahūn: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-bahu
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• sukhena: with ease
• sukhena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• abhi-cakramuḥ: they traversed/went over
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√kram
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mountain (śaila)
• caves (guhāḥ)