Shloka 17

Arjuna’s Absence, Bhīma’s Kṣātra-Dharma Appeal, and Bṛhadaśva’s Arrival

Nala-Upākhyāna Begins

Devanagari script

ये चास्य सचिवा मन्दा: कर्णमौबलकादय: । ते तस्य भूयसो दोषान्‌ वर्धयन्ति विचेतस:,कर्ण और शकुनि आदि जो उसके मूर्ख मन्त्री हैं, वे भी विचारशून्य होकर उसके अधिक-से-अधिक दोष बढ़ानेकी ही चेष्टा करते हैं

Transliteration

ye cāsya sacivā mandāḥ karṇa-śakuni-ādayaḥ | te tasya bhūyaso doṣān vardhayanti vicetasaḥ ||

Translation

Karna, Shakuni, dan para penasihatnya yang tumpul budi itu, tanpa daya pertimbangan, hanya berusaha memperbesar cela-celanya semakin banyak.

Word by Word

• ये: who/which (those)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सचिवाः: ministers, advisers
• सचिवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मन्दाः: dull, foolish
• मन्दाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्ण: Karna
• कर्ण: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मौबलक: Maubalka (Shakuni)
• मौबलक: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: मौबलक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आदयः: and others, etc.
• आदयः: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable (used as nominal suffix)
• Root: आदि
• Form: Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भूयसः: more, greater (in number/degree)
• भूयसः: Karma
• Type: Adjective (comparative used adverbially)
• Root: भूयस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दोषान्: faults, defects
• दोषान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वर्धयन्ति: they increase, they augment
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ध्
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• विचेतसः: unthinking, devoid of judgment
• विचेतसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-चेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhritarashtra
• Karna
• Shakuni