Shloka 31

कर्णस्य मन्त्रः — Duryodhana-प्रति नीति-विचारः

Karna’s Counsel on Strategy toward the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

एष धर्मों ध्रुवो राजंश्वरैनमविचारयम्‌ । मा च शंका तत्र ते स्थात्‌ कथंचिदपि पार्थिव,राजन! यह अटल धर्म है। आप बिना किसी सोच-विचारके इसका पालन करें। पृथ्वीपते! आपको इस विषयमें किसी प्रकारकी आशंका नहीं होनी चाहिये

Transliteration

eṣa dharmo dhruvo rājan īśvarainam avicārayam | mā ca śaṅkā tatra te sthāt kathaṃcid api pārthiva ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O king, this is the firm and unalterable rule of dharma. Follow it without wavering or over-deliberation. O lord of the earth, let no doubt arise in you about this matter in any way.”

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma; duty; law
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्रुवः: firm; fixed; unshakable
• ध्रुवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्वरेण: with (one's) own voice; aloud
• स्वरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एनम्: this (him/it)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अविचारयम्: I considered; I reflected
• अविचारयम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

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

• शङ्का: doubt; apprehension
• शङ्का: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्का
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there; in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• स्थात्: may it stand; may it arise/remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कथंचित्: in any way; somehow
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचित्

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पार्थिव: O ruler; O king
• पार्थिव: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• a king addressed as rājan/pārthiva/īśvara