Shloka 13

अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः

Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode

Devanagari script

न तु बालानिमान्‌ दीनानुत्सहे वसु याचितुम्‌ । तथैवार्द््रणान्‌ कृच्छे वर्तमानान्‌ नृपात्मजान्‌,यहाँ जो राजकुमार उपस्थित हैं, ये सब-के-सब बालक और दीन हैं, महान्‌ संकटमें पड़े हुए हैं और इनके शरीरका घाव भी अभी सूखने नहीं पाया है; अतः इन सबसे मैं धनकी याचना नहीं कर सकता

Transliteration

na tu bālān imān dīnān utsahe vasu yācitum | tathaivārdrān kṛcchre vartamānān nṛpātmajān ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “But I cannot bring myself to ask wealth from these boys who stand here—poor and still tender in years. They are in severe distress, and their wounds have not yet dried. Therefore, I cannot seek money from these princes.”

Word by Word

nanot

tubut/however

bālānyoung (boys)

imānthese

dīnānwretched/poor

utsahēI am able / I dare

vasuwealth

yācitumto beg/ask

tathāthus/so

evaindeed/just

ārdrānwet/moist (i.e., with fresh wounds)

kṛcchrein distress/hardship

vartamānānbeing/remaining

nṛpa-ātma-jānsons of kings/princes

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

princes (nṛpātmajāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes