Shloka 24

कुन्ती-युधिष्ठिरसंवादः

Kuntī–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue on Bhīma’s Mission

Devanagari script

तं च पापं न जानीमो यदि दग्ध:ः पुरोचन: । कथं तु विप्रमुच्येम भयादस्मादलक्षिता:,“हमें यह भी पता नहीं है कि पापी पुरोचन जल गया या नहीं। हम दूसरोंसे छिपे रहकर किस प्रकार इस महान्‌ कष्टसे छुटकारा पा सकेंगे?”

Transliteration

taṁ ca pāpaṁ na jānīmo yadi dagdhaḥ purocanaḥ | kathaṁ tu vipramucyema bhayād asmād alakṣitāḥ ||

Translation

Vidura says: “We do not even know whether that sinful Purocana has been burned to death. And if we must remain unnoticed by others, how are we to free ourselves from this fear and peril?”

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (person)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• पापम्: the sinner/evil one (as a term of abuse)
• पापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• जानीमः: we know
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present (Lat), First, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यदि: whether/if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• दग्धः: burnt
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (√दह्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरोचनः: Purocana
• पुरोचनः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: पुरोचन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• विप्रमुच्येम: may we be freed / may we escape
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+प्र+मुच्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), First, Plural, Atmanepada

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अलक्षिताः: unnoticed, unrecognized
• अलक्षिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलक्षित (a+लक्षित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Purocana