Shloka 8

धृतराष्ट्रस्य शोकविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry to Sañjaya

Devanagari script

रागखाण्डवभोज्यैश्व मत्ता: पथिषु शेरते । तदेतदद्धुतं मन्‍्ये अन्यैर्न सदृशं नृपैः

Transliteration

rāgakhāṇḍavabhojyaiś ca mattāḥ pathiṣu śerate | tad etad adbhutaṁ manye anyair na sadṛśaṁ nṛpaiḥ ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Intoxicated by rich delicacies and indulgent fare, they lie sprawled along the roads. I consider this truly astonishing—something unmatched by other kings.”

Word by Word

• रागखाण्डवभोज्यैः: by/with intoxicating (drink/food) fit for revelry
• रागखाण्डवभोज्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रागखाण्डवभोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• मत्ताः: intoxicated, drunk
• मत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पथिषु: on the roads/paths
• पथिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• शेरते: lie down, sleep
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (शे)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, astonishing
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मन्ये: I think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Atmanepada

• अन्यैः: by others
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• सदृशम्: similar, comparable
• सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नृपैः: by kings
• नृपैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada