Shloka 18
Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel
Devanagari script
एवं ब्रुवति कौन्तेय विदुरे दीर्घदर्शिनि । दुर्योधनमहं पापमन्ववर्त वृथामति:,“कुन्तीनन्दन! दूरदर्शी विदुरके ऐसा कहनेपर भी मैंने पापी दुर्योधनका ही अनुसरण किया। मेरी बुद्धि निरर्थक हो गयी थी
Transliteration
evaṁ bruvati kaunteya vidure dīrghadarśini | duryodhanam ahaṁ pāpam anvavarta vṛthāmatiḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśaṁpāyana said: “O son of Kuntī, even while the far-seeing Vidura was speaking thus, I—my judgment rendered futile—kept following the sinful Duryodhana.”
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
ब्रुवतिwhile (he) was speaking / when (he) spoke
ब्रुवति:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormLat, present, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
कौन्तेयO son of Kuntī
कौन्तेय:
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
विदुरेin/with regard to Vidura; when Vidura (was speaking)
विदुरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
Formmasculine, locative, singular
दीर्घदर्शिनिfar-seeing (wise)
दीर्घदर्शिनि:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घदर्शिन्
Formmasculine, locative, singular
दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana
दुर्योधनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Formnominative, singular
पापम्sinful (one)
पापम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपाप
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अन्ववर्तfollowed
अन्ववर्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु√वृत्
FormLan, imperfect (past), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
वृथाin vain; uselessly
वृथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा
मतिःmind; understanding
मतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमति
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṁpāyanaK
Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)V
ViduraD
DuryodhanaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes