Shloka 243

शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command

Devanagari script

कृपणं वर्तयिष्यामि कृपणै: सह जीविकाम्‌ । “स्वयं बहुत-से भोग भोगकर और प्रचुर धन दान करके अब दीन पुरुषोंके साथ दीनतापूर्ण जीविकाका आश्रय ले किस प्रकार निर्वाह कर सकूँगा?

Transliteration

kṛpaṇaṁ vartayiṣyāmi kṛpaṇaiḥ saha jīvikām | svayaṁ bahu-śe bhogān bhuktvā ca pracuraṁ dhanaṁ dātvā ca idānīṁ dīna-puruṣaiḥ saha dīnatā-pūrṇāṁ jīvikām āśritya kathaṁ nirvāhaṁ kariṣyāmi?

Translation

Sañjaya said: “How can I sustain myself by adopting a wretched livelihood among the wretched—after I myself have long enjoyed many pleasures and have also given away abundant wealth in gifts? Now, to take refuge in a life of destitution alongside destitute men—how could I possibly carry on?”

Word by Word

• कृपणम्: wretchedly, miserably (a wretched state)
• कृपणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्तयिष्यामि: I will maintain/lead (my life)
• वर्तयिष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते) / वर्तय् (caus.)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (ṇijanta)

• कृपणैः: with/among wretched (poor) men
• कृपणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• जीविकाम्: livelihood, means of living
• जीविकाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीविका
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya