Shloka 11
पाण्डोः प्रेतकार्य-सम्पादनम्
Pāṇḍu’s Funeral Rites and Public Mourning
Devanagari script
शश्वद्धर्मात्मनां मुख्ये कुले जातस्यथ भारत । कामलोभाभिभूतस्य कथं ते चलिता मति:,भारत! सदा धर्ममें मन लगानेवाले क्षत्रियोंके प्रधान कुलमें तुम्हारा जन्म हुआ है, तो भी काम और लोभके वशीभूत होकर तुम्हारी बुद्धि धर्मसे कैसे विचलित हुई?
Transliteration
śaśvaddharmātmanāṁ mukhye kule jātasyatha bhārata | kāmalobhābhibhūtasya kathaṁ te calitā matiḥ ||
Translation
The deer said: “O Bhārata, you were born in a foremost lineage of kṣatriyas who are ever devoted to dharma. How, then, has your mind strayed from righteousness—overpowered by desire and greed?”
Word by Word
शश्वत्always, continually
शश्वत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशश्वत्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable adverb)
धर्मात्मनाम्of the righteous-minded (persons)
धर्मात्मनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मुख्येin the chief (line/family)
मुख्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
कुलेin the family
कुले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
जातस्यof (you) who are born
जातस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootजात
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular (past passive participle from √जन्)
अथthen, and yet
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
FormAvyaya (indeclinable particle)
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कामलोभाभिभूतस्यof (you) overcome by desire and greed
कामलोभाभिभूतस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootकामलोभाभिभूत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular (PPP from अभि+√भू with उपसर्ग; compound: काम+लोभ)
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
FormAvyaya (interrogative adverb)
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular (enclitic)
चलिताhas been moved, has deviated
चलिता:
TypeAdjective
Rootचलित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular (PPP from √चल)
मतिःmind, understanding
मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
मृग उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Mṛga (the deer, speaker)B
Bhārata (a descendant of Bharata; addressed person)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes