Shloka 8

अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश

Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort

Devanagari script

भवत: प्रियमित्येवं महद्‌ व्यसनमीदृशम्‌ । धर्मकामे प्रतीतस्य प्रतिपन्ना: सम भारत,भारत! आप धर्मकी इच्छा रखनेवाले हैं; इस रूपमें आपकी प्रसिद्धि है। अतः आपकी प्रिय अभिलाषा सिद्ध हो, इसीलिये हमलोग ऐसे महान्‌ संकटमें पड़ गये हैं

Transliteration

bhavataḥ priyam ity evaṁ mahad vyasanam īdṛśam | dharmakāme pratītasya pratipannāḥ sma bhārata ||

Translation

Wahai Bhārata, engkau termasyhur sebagai pencari dharma. Demi terpenuhinya kehendakmu yang tercinta, kami pun terjerumus ke dalam malapetaka sebesar ini.

Word by Word

• भवतः: of you/your
• भवतः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• प्रियम्: dear, pleasing (thing)
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इति: thus/so (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवम्: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• व्यसनम्: calamity, misfortune
• व्यसनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• ईदृशम्: such (of this kind)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• धर्मकामे: in one who desires dharma (righteousness)
• धर्मकामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मकाम
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• प्रतीतस्य: of the well-known/recognized (one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीत
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• प्रतिपन्नाः: having entered into; having fallen into; having resorted to
• प्रतिपन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिपन्न
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सम्: together; wholly (prefix-like particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (addressee, descendant of Bharata)